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

Question

Chemistry

Adalyn Maldonado

16 February, 21:18

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

+5

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Vicente Stout · Answer 1

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.