Chemistry GCSE
Activation
What Activation means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Activation
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Removing a seal, pulling a tab or pressing a button so that reactants mix or air enters.
Topics that use Activation
Related terms
- Bond breaking and bond making
- Conservation of energy
- Energy transfer
- Energy transfer in reactions
- Evaluating applications
- Exothermic and endothermic processes
- Exothermic and endothermic reactions
- Exothermic reaction
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