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Water can be lifted into the water tank at the top of the house with the help of a pump. Then why is not considered to be spontaneous?

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asked Oct 6, 2017 in Chemistry by jisu zahaan (28,760 points) ● 28 ● 435 ● 1064

Water can be lifted into the water tank at the top of the house with the help of a pump. Then why is not considered to be spontaneous?

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answered Oct 6, 2017 by sforrest072 (157,439 points) ● 63 ● 447 ● 1247
selected Oct 6, 2017 by sanjeev
 
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A spontaneous process should continue taking place by itself after initiation. 

But this is not so in the given case because water will go up so long as the pump is working.

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