Combined Science GCSE
Density and particle spacing
What Density and particle spacing means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Density and particle spacing
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Diagrams can be used to explain differences in density: closer particles mean more mass in the same volume, and gases are much less dense than solids and liquids.
Topics that use Density and particle spacing
- Density of materials (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Changes of state and energy transfer
- Density
- Displacement technique
- Floating and sinking
- Mass
- Particle arrangement and motion in solids, liquids and gases
- Particle model of matter
- Particle spacing and arrangement
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