How the action of breaking bonds relates to energy

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Assignment:

A cell is able to extract energy from the molecule glucose after it breaks it's C-C and C-H bonds and replaces them with C=O and O-H bonds in CO2 and H2O in order to power unfavorable reactions.

Questions: In a few brief sentences describe why cells can gain energy from this process.

A successful answer should include the following:

How the action of breaking bonds relates to energy
How forming bonds relates to energy
Why some of these bonds store more energy to others
Use all of the above to answer the question: how does this allow cells to extract energy from glucose

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