The first molecule is a sensible molecule having complete octet of each atom such as C, H and O whereas the second molecule having hydrogen present between the aldehyde and methyl group and thus showing hydrogen is making bond with aldehyde and methyl as well which is not possible because hydrogen only having one electron in its octet due to which it can only form a single bond by sharing its valence electron.
Answer: Option (b) is the correct answer.
Explanation:
In a chemical reaction, the bonds between the reactant molecules tend to break leading to the formation of new bonds to produce products.
So, in order to break the bonds between the reactant molecules, energy is required to overcome the attraction between the atoms.
To form new bonds, energy gets released when two atoms come closer to each other. Hence, formation of bond releases energy.
As in the given reaction it is shown that < 0, that is, enthalpy change is negative. Hence, energy is released as it is an exothermic process.
Thus, we can conclude that the statement energy released as the bonds in the reactants is broken is greater than the energy absorbed as the bonds in the products are formed, is true about the bond energies in this reaction.