Chemistry GCSE
Applications of nanoparticles
What Applications of nanoparticles means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The effect depends on the application, such as catalysis, sun cream or medicine, where a smaller quantity may be effective.
Topics that use Applications of nanoparticles
- Sizes of particles and their properties (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Bulk properties
- Efficiency of materials
- Nanoparticles
- Size-dependent properties
- Surface area to volume ratio
- Atoms and molecules
- Coarse particles
- Inverse proportionality
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