Biology GCSE
inverse proportion
What inverse proportion means in Biology GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of inverse proportion
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Reference: OCR
Doubling distance does not halve intensity; intensity falls by the square of the distance factor, which is inverse proportion, not inverse linear.
Topics that use inverse proportion
- Photosynthesis (OCR GCSE)
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