Combined Science GCSE
Comparing temperature with fixed points
What Comparing temperature with fixed points means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Checking a given temperature against the melting point and boiling point to decide whether a substance is solid, liquid or gas.
Topics that use Comparing temperature with fixed points
- The three states of matter (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Boiling point
- Bonding and structure
- Changes of state
- Changes of state and energy transfer
- Effect of pressure on change of state
- Energy and changes of state
- Energy transfers during heating
- Intermolecular forces
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