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Yes, kinda, with a few small exceptions. Exothermy and being thermodynamically spontaneous are strongly correlated, but you can have endothermic spontaneous reactions, such as dissolving urea in water in those instant ice packs.

You can also drive reactions by removing the end products in lieu of providing external energy.



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