Combined Science GCSE
Dissipated
What Dissipated means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Wasted energy is not destroyed but transferred to less useful stores, commonly thermal energy in the surroundings.
Energy that is transferred to the surroundings rather than to the useful stores.
Topics that use Dissipated
- Efficiency (AQA GCSE)
- Energy transfers in everyday appliances (AQA GCSE)
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