Comparison of High
and Low Chemical Potential Energy for Various Bonds |
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weak van der waals bond formation | strong covalent bond formation | strong covalent bond formation | breaking of weaker covalent bonds to form stronger covalent bonds | |
higher chemical potential energy | ||||
lower chemical potential energy | The O-H bond is even stronger than the H-H or O-O. | |||
The difference between the high and low is small because of the weak bond formation. | The amount of chemical potential energy released above is much greater than what is released during the formation of weak van der Waals bonds during condensing or freezing. |
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