Chemistry GCSE
Temperature change
What Temperature change means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Temperature change
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The difference found by subtracting the initial temperature from the final temperature, showing how large the change is.
Topics that use Temperature change
Related terms
- Bond breaking and bond making
- 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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