Combined Science GCSE
Index laws
What Index laws means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Index laws
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Applied when multiplying or dividing numbers in standard form, for example adding indices when multiplying powers of ten.
Topics that use Index laws
- Microscopy (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Magnification
- Powers of ten
- real size
- Standard form
- sub-cellular structures
- Technology driving biological discovery
- TEM versus SEM
- Unit conversion
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