Chemistry GCSE
Potential energy and temperature
What Potential energy and temperature means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Potential energy and temperature
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Energy supplied during melting or boiling increases the potential energy of the particles rather than their average kinetic energy, so the temperature stays constant while the state changes.
Topics that use Potential energy and temperature
- The three states of matter (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Boiling
- 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
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