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An electrolytic cell differs from a voltaic cell because an electrolytic cell

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The answer would be: requires an outside energy source for a nonspontaneous chemical reaction to occur

An electrolytic cell is a cell that could change electric energy into chemical energy. It uses electric to induce a nonspontaneous chemical reaction.
Electrolytic cells are the opposite of voltaic cells which will cause a spontaneous chemical reaction that produces electricity.