The hydrolysis of ATP can be used to drive a chemical reaction that cannot occur spontaneously because the hydrolysis of ATP is exergonic.
Exergonic reactions are those chemical reactions where the change in free energy is negative. Hence, the high negative charge density associated with the three adjacent phosphate units of ATP destabilizes the molecule, making it higher in energy.
During hydrolysis some of these electrostatic repulsions are relieved and release useful energy in the process by causing conformational changes in enzyme structure.
Therefore, we can use the hydrolysis of ATP to drive a chemical reaction that cannot occur spontaneously.
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