Combined Science GCSE
Endothermic
What Endothermic means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A reaction in which the product level is higher than the reactant level, so energy has been taken in from the surroundings and the overall energy change is positive.
Describes the reaction that transfers energy from the environment as light is absorbed and stores energy in glucose.
Overall, energy is transferred from the environment to the organism, not released to the surroundings.
Topics that use Endothermic
- Photosynthetic reaction (AQA GCSE)
- Reaction profiles (AQA GCSE)
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