Combined Science GCSE
Energy transfers during heating
What Energy transfers during heating means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Energy transfers during heating
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Heating transfers energy to particles, increasing their kinetic energy until the forces can no longer hold them in place.
Topics that use Energy transfers during heating
- The three states of matter (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Boiling point
- Bonding and structure
- Changes of state
- Changes of state and energy transfer
- Comparing temperature with fixed points
- Effect of pressure on change of state
- Energy and changes of state
- Intermolecular forces
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