Chemistry A-Level

role of temperature

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The contribution from the increase in dispersal of energy and matter grows with temperature, so temperature determines how much weight that factor carries.

AQA · Gibbs free-energy change, ∆G, and entropy change, ∆S (A-level only) (study guide)

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Gibbs free-energy change, ∆G, and entropy change, ∆S (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)

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