Chemistry GCSE
Practical data handling
What Practical data handling means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Practical data handling
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Recording initial and final temperatures with the same thermometer and the same units, and stating the temperature change clearly, including whether it is a rise or a fall.
Topics that use Practical data handling
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- Conservation of energy
- Energy transfer
- Energy transfer in reactions
- Evaluating applications
- Exothermic and endothermic processes
- Exothermic and endothermic reactions
- Exothermic reaction
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