Exothermic reactions
What Exothermic reactions means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A reaction that transfers energy to the surroundings so the temperature of the surroundings increases.
Reactions that release energy, raising temperature.
Topics that use Exothermic reactions
Related terms
- Combustion
- Control variables
- Endothermic reaction
- Energy level diagrams and bond energy
- energy transfer direction
- Energy transfer to and from the surroundings
- Energy transfer to the surroundings
- Evaluation
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