Chemistry GCSE
Graph interpretation
What Graph interpretation means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Graph interpretation
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Reference: AQA
Plotting a graph such as volume of gas against time allows the gradient or the time taken to be interpreted as a measure of rate.
Topics that use Graph interpretation
Related terms
- Activation energy
- Catalyst
- Collision theory
- Error and uncertainty
- Evidence and conclusion
- Fair testing
- Hypothesis
- Rate measurement
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