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OpenStudy (anonymous):

compare the energy required to break the bonds of the reactants qnd the energy released when products form in an exergonic reaction

OpenStudy (anoop27):

you can compare using a diagram

OpenStudy (aaronq):

The diagram above does not address "the energy required to break the bonds in the reactants"- that would be the "activation energy". The reaction profile would look something like this

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