Combined Science GCSE
Average kinetic energy and molecular speed
What Average kinetic energy and molecular speed means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Increasing temperature increases the average kinetic energy and average speed of the molecules.
Topics that use Average kinetic energy and molecular speed
- Particle motion in gases (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Collision frequency and force on container walls
- Kinetic energy and temperature
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- Pressure–temperature relationship at constant volume
- Random molecular motion
- Temperature
- Temperature and energy
- Collision frequency and force
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