Now, however, diverging career paths and lifestyles have weakened the bond between them.

This causes polarisation of the hydrogen-oxygen bond, making the oxygen slightly more negative, thereby weakening the bond.

The radio frequencies act to weaken the bonds between the elements that make up salt water, releasing the hydrogen.

They weaken the bonds of trust and solidarity that hold societies together.

The removal of an electron from a bonding molecular orbital weakens the bond and increases the bond length.