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Energy is released when the bonds of products are formed. In an exothermic reaction, what happens to this released energy?

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The total amount of energy is entirely destroyed.

All of the energy is used to break more bonds.

More energy is released than was initially absorbed.

The same amount of energy is always reabsorbed.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
More energy is released than was initially absorbed.

Explanation: In an exothermic reaction the energy released when product bonds form exceeds the energy required to break reactant bonds, so the excess is released to the surroundings.