Why is energy required to break a covalent bond? and Bond James Bond. JAX Sympony.

Why is energy required to break a covalent bond?

Why is energy required to break a covalent bond?
A.Bonded atoms repel each other because their nuclei are separated by a very small distance.
B.Bonded atoms have high potential energy due to the energy stored in the chemical bonds.
C.Bonded atoms have low potential energy due to attractions between valence electrons and nuclei.
D.Bonded atoms have completed their octet by gaining or losing the appropriate number of valence electrons.


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Answer by Iggy
I'd chose answer C.

Electrons in a bonding orbital are in a dip in the potential energy curve.

Antibonding orbitals would be a different matter.

Therefore you need energy to remove electrons from the dip in the potential energy curve.

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