Energy transfer to the surroundings
What Energy transfer to the surroundings means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Energy is transferred from chemical stores to the surroundings, causing a temperature rise, rather than being created.
Energy transferred from the reacting system to the surroundings, causing the surroundings to warm up.
Topics that use Energy transfer to the surroundings
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- Evaluation
- Everyday applications
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