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Predict whether energy will ever spontaneously transfer from a cold pot of water to a hot stove. Explain your reasoning.

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Answer: Energy will only spontaneously transfer from a cold pot water to a hot stove of water when the energy is transferred from regions of higher concentration to lower concentration according to the second law of thermodynamics, but it is possible for energy to be spread from lower concentrations to high concentrations- Just not spontaneously.

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