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What are spontaneous reaction? Give three examples for spontaneous reaction.

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A reaction that does occur under the given set of conditions is called a spontaneous reaction
Example: 1. waterfall runs downhill, but never up, spontaneously.
2. Heat flows from hotter object to a colder one.
3. Ageing process
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