Chemical Bonds
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Chemical Bonds
What is the reason behind why chemical bonds form? I know it's because bond atoms have lower energy that separate atoms but that doesn't make sense to me.
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Re: Chemical Bonds
atoms want to be in the lowest potential energy state and chemical bonds achieve this
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Re: Chemical Bonds
Picture yourself on top of a tree: you have high potential energy and are in a very unstable state.
Similarly, atoms don't like having a high potential energy; they'd rather create a bond and be stable at their lowest potential energy state.
Similarly, atoms don't like having a high potential energy; they'd rather create a bond and be stable at their lowest potential energy state.
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Re: Chemical Bonds
By forming a bond atoms become more stable. This is why it takes energy to break a bond - they want to remain in a more stable state and will not willingly go back to being less stable.
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