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Entropy, enthalpy, and energy through rapid mitosis

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So I'm pretty new to chemistry and all this, but my world involves superpowers, which of course involves immense energy to have the characters use these powers. However, I want to stay consistent with the laws of thermodynamics, so with that said, here's a specif example.

I have a character who can transform himself into dinosaurs near instantaneously (ideally). We know to do this he would have to drastically increase his mass if he wanted to transform into a T. Rex.

So let's do some math here. We know that E=mc2 and the mass of the average adult human male is 200 lbs and the mass of a Tyrannosaurus is 18000 lbs. Changing mass like this would result in a 8900% increase. This also means the maximum amount of energy that can be stored in this body is 8153506981500.4 MJ and the maximum amount that can be stored in a T. Rex's body is 7.3381562833504E+14 MJ.

But here's where things get even more complicated. Because changing into something this large this fast would require more energy than the human body can contain, he would need an extra power source (which I have already implemented). So I assume this would mean, he actually has more energy per cubic inch of his body, very compact, like a black hole.

So here's my ultimate question: can we use Gibb's free energy equation to find out how fast the chemical reactions would be for a man to transform into a T. Rex, and if so, what is the equation for it? If we can't use the equation, what can we do to discover how fast this transformation could be? Please feel free to point out any scientific inaccuracies I have presented and call me out on them.

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