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Spontaneous Processes<br />

• Materials that possess high<br />

potential energy are less<br />

stable.<br />

• Processes in nature tend to<br />

occur on their own when the<br />

result is material with lower<br />

total potential energy.<br />

ü Processes that result in<br />

materials with higher total<br />

potential energy can occur,<br />

but generally will not happen<br />

without input of energy from<br />

an outside source.<br />

Tro, Principles of Chemistry: A Molecular Approach<br />

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