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Twin: Spontaneous Does Not Mean Fast

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A spontaneous process can proceed at any rate, since spontaneity names direction while rate is a separate kinetic question, Unit 9's domain.

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Diamond's conversion to graphite is spontaneous at room pressure, yet too slow to observe in a human lifetime.

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Calling a slow spontaneous process "not really happening" confuses thermodynamics with kinetics.

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