Chemistry GCSE
Energy transfers during changes of state
What Energy transfers during changes of state means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Energy transferred by heating overcomes the forces holding particles together, and stronger forces need more energy to weaken or break.
Topics that use Energy transfers during changes of state
- The three states of matter (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Boiling
- Changes of state
- Comparing melting and boiling points
- Forces between particles
- Melting
- Melting and boiling points
- Particle model of matter
- Potential energy and temperature
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