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Spontaneous and non spontaneous????? |
| Answer» A process which under some conditions may take place by itself or by initiation independent of the rate is called\xa0spontaneous process.A process which can take place by itself or has an urge or tendency to take place is called\xa0spontaneous process.A spontaneous process is simply a process which is feasible.The rate of the process may vary from extremely slow to extremely fast.Examples of processes which take place by themselves :1) Dissolution of common salt in water2) Evaporation of water in an open vessel\xa0A process which can neither take place by itself nor by initiation is called a\xa0non spontaneous process.For Example1) Flow of water up a hill2) Flow of heat from cold body to a hot body3) Diffusion of gas from low pressure to a high pressure4) Dissolution of sand in water | |