Chemistry GCSE
Boiling
What Boiling means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Boiling
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Reference: AQA
Heating a liquid so particles gain enough energy to overcome the forces between them and escape as a gas throughout the liquid.
Topics that use Boiling
- The three states of matter (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Changes of state
- Comparing melting and boiling points
- Energy transfers during changes of state
- Forces between particles
- Melting
- Melting and boiling points
- Particle model of matter
- Potential energy and temperature
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