Combined Science GCSE
Lattice ions
What Lattice ions means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Lattice ions
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Particles in the wire that charge carriers collide with more often as the wire gets longer, increasing opposition to current.
Topics that use Lattice ions
- Current, resistance and potential difference (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Ammeter
- Ampere
- Circuit construction from diagrams
- Current
- Directly proportional
- Measurement of current and potential difference
- Non-ohmic components
- Ohm's law relationship
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