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For a reaction to be endothermic, which of the following relationships is valid?
For a reaction to be endothermic, which of the following relationships is valid?
| The energy required to break bonds is greater than the energy involved in bond formation. | |
| The energy required to break bonds is less than the energy involved in bond formation. | |
| The energy required to break bonds is the same as the energy involved in bond formation. | |
| The number of bonds broken equals the number of bonds formed. | 
The energy required to break bonds is greater than the energy involved in bond formation.