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If energy is stored in chemical bonds, and bond formation is always an exothermic process, doesn't that imply that bond formation both stores and releases energy? How is this possible? I'm clearly not understanding some basic tenet of chemistry. For example, H+ and OH- neutralize to form H2O.
Endothermic vs Exothermic Reactions All chemical reactions involve bond breaking and bond making. Bond breaking is endothermic (energy is absorbed from surroundings) Bond making is exothermic (energy is released into surroundings) Imagine stretching a rubber band until it breaks. You must do work to stretch the band because the tension in the band opposes your efforts. You lose energy; the band gains it.