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Which statement about the change in bond energy of this reaction is correct?(1 point)

Which statement about the change in bond energy of this reaction is correct?(1 point-example-1
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\begin{gathered} Enthalpy\text{ }change=sum\text{ }bonds\text{ }broken-sum\text{ }bondsformed \\ \Delta H=2612kJmol^(-1)-3016kJmol^(-1) \\ \Delta H=-404kJmol^(-1) \end{gathered}

Reaction is therefore exothermic because the bonds in the products are greater than that of the reactants.

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