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Can a catalyst alone make a nonspontaneous reaction occur spontaneously.

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the rate of a spontaneous reaction can be increased by the use of a catalyst, a nonspontaneous process cannot be made spontaneous by the use of a catalyst. Catalysts affect only the rate of a reaction, not the spontaneity.
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