Chemistry A-Level
area under the curve
What area under the curve means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of area under the curve
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Reference: AQA
The whole area equals the total number of molecules, so it stays constant at a fixed amount of gas.
Topics that use area under the curve
- Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- area beyond the activation energy
- asymptotic tail
- most probable energy
- single crossing point
- constant area under the curve
- mean energy
- peak lower and shifted right
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