Combined Science GCSE
Energy input
What Energy input means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Energy input
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The energy transferred to the system, where doubling it roughly doubles the temperature change provided no change of state occurs.
Topics that use Energy input
Related terms
- c = E ÷ (m × ∆θ)
- Change in thermal energy
- E = mc∆θ
- J/kg °C
- kilogram
- Mass
- Sign conventions in calculations
- Specific heat capacity
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