Combined Science GCSE
Electrical conduction by mobile charged particles
What Electrical conduction by mobile charged particles means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Charge can flow when charged particles are free to move, as the ions are when an ionic compound is melted or dissolved in water.
Topics that use Electrical conduction by mobile charged particles
- Properties of ionic compounds (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Electrostatic forces of attraction
- Giant ionic lattices
- Relationship between structure and properties
- Structure and bonding
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