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What happens when a bond is formed in a macromolecule?

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The bond energy is defined as equal to the amount of energy given out when the bond is made (or absorbed when that the bond is broken).

So when a bond is made, and the system cools to its original energy, the amount of energy given out, -DeltaH, is more or less equal to the bond energy.

Noticed that minus sign. For a process that releases heat, DeltaH is negative.

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