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What is the effect of catalyst on: Gibbs energy (∆G)

What is the effect of adding a catalyst on Gibbs energy (ΔG) of a reaction?

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There will be no effect of catalyst on Gibbs energy hence, it catalyses the spontaneous reactions but does not catalyse non-spontaneous reactions

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