Chemistry GCSE
Rate measurement
What Rate measurement means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Rate measurement
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In the gas-volume method, the initial gradient of a volume-time graph gives a measure of rate, while in the turbidity method a shorter time means a faster rate.
Topics that use Rate measurement
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