Which fact must be true if a relationship is endothermic?(1 point)

Question

The bond energy released by breaking the bonds in the reactants is greater than the bond energy used to
form the products.
The energy of each bond on the reactant side is greater than the energy of each bond on the product side.
More energy is needed to form the bonds on the product side than to form the bonds on the reactant side.
More bond energy is absorbed on the reactant side than released on the product side.

Answer 1

In an endothermic reaction, the system absorbs energy from the surroundings, which means that more energy is required to break the bonds in the reactants than is released when new bonds are formed in the products. The correct statement that must be true if a relationship is endothermic is:

More bond energy is absorbed on the reactant side than released on the product side.

This reflects the nature of endothermic reactions, where the overall energy change is positive, indicating that energy is taken in.