Question

Why does a bond energy have a negative value
GPT 3.5
The negative value of bond energy is based on the convention used for defining it. Bond energy is defined as the amount of energy required to break a particular chemical bond between atoms in a compound. When a bond is broken, energy is absorbed or required, and this is represented as a positive value. However, since bond energy is typically reported as the energy released when a bond is formed, it is given as a negative value to indicate the energy "released" in the process. This convention is used for consistency and to simplify calculations in chemistry.