Chemistry GCSE
Temperature measurement
What Temperature measurement means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Temperature measurement
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Recording the initial temperature of the surroundings or solution before the reaction and the highest or lowest temperature reached after the reaction.
Topics that use Temperature measurement
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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