The answer is: (1) broken as energy is absorbed.
This energy is called bond-dissociation energy.
Bond-dissociation energy is the measure of bond strength in a chemical bond.
Bond energy of hydrogen bromide molecule (sigma bond) is energy needed for breaking up one molecule of hydrogen bromide into hydrogen and bromime atoms.
When hydrogen (H) and bromine atoms (Br) form molecule of hydrogen bromide (HBr), than energy is released and bond is formed.