Chemistry GCSE
Atoms and molecules
What Atoms and molecules means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Atoms and molecules
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Typical atoms are about 0.1 to 0.5 nm across and small molecules are often about 0.5 to 2 nm across.
Topics that use Atoms and molecules
- Sizes of particles and their properties (AQA GCSE)
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- Applications of nanoparticles
- Bulk properties
- Efficiency of materials
- Nanoparticles
- Size-dependent properties
- Surface area to volume ratio
- Coarse particles
- Inverse proportionality
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