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    Combined Science GCSE

    Closed System

    What Closed System means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.

    Definition of Closed System

    A system in which no energy transfers take place out of or into the energy stores of the system.
    Pearson Edexcel · Conservation of energy (study guide)

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