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What do you have to do to break a molecule?

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Answer:

Heat the molecule

Step-by-step explanation:

Since most bonds require energy to form, they also give off energy when they are broken. But before most bonds break, the molecule has to be heated. Then the atoms start to move, and when they move too much, the bond breaks. Molecules that require less energy to break than they give off when broken are called fuels.

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