Combined Science GCSE
Alternating potential difference
What Alternating potential difference means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Alternating potential difference
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A potential difference whose polarity swaps repeatedly, so current reverses direction, as in the UK mains supply.
Topics that use Alternating potential difference
- Direct and alternating potential difference (AQA GCSE)
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