Adults can become quite large, with a reported typical length of 106.5â183 cm (3 ft 6 inâ6 ft 0 in). They are the largest snake found in Canada. The record total length is 256.5 cm (8 ft 5 in), making it (officially) the longest snake in North America.
When we talk of an energy absorbing material, what weâre really talking about is a material that can control the release of energy in various ways. Energy is never lost â itâs only transferred into different forms. You probably remember this from basic science classes in middle school or high school.
As you said, it's true that breaking bonds always absorbs energy. But breaking bonds is just halfway through for a chemical reaction. Forming new ones releases energy. The difference within determines a chemical reaction endothermic or exothermic. For ATP hydrolysis, the bonds within an ATP and a water molecule break, which absorbs energy, as you might think. Then the new bonds formation to form an ADP and a phosphate releases a lot of energy.