Combined Science GCSE
Exothermic direction
What Exothermic direction means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Exothermic direction
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The direction favoured when temperature is decreased, doing the opposite of the endothermic direction.
Topics that use Exothermic direction
Related terms
- Endothermic forward reaction
- Equilibrium
- Interpreting tabulated and graphical data
- Le Chatelier's principle
- Position of equilibrium
- Relative amount of products
- Endothermic direction
- Yield
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