Can an enzyme make a nonspontaneous reaction occur spontaneously? why or why not? see section 8.3 ( page 180) .

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Mvallebr · Answer 1 · 2018-11-14T23:40:33+0000

An enzyme can not make a non spontaneous reaction to occur spontaneously; this is because an enzyme does not affect the overall free energy of a reaction. Enzymes only increase the rate at which reactions occur by lowering the activation energy of the reaction.

Can an enzyme make a nonspontaneous reaction occur spontaneously? why or why not? see section 8.3 ( page 180) .

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