Why the energy of the product might be lower than the energy of the reactants
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Explanation:
When carbon attached to oxygen, they form covalent bonds, in these kind of bonds, atoms share electrons to acquire stability.
Atoms acquire stability when they have 8 electrons in their outermost shell.
When carbon share electrons with oxygen they acquire 8 electrons and they are stable.
See the picture below
Red is carbon and blue oxygen
