Combined Science GCSE
Measurement from a baseline
What Measurement from a baseline means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Measurement from a baseline
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Reference: AQA
Both the distance moved by the solvent front and the distance moved by the solute are measured from the pencil baseline.
Topics that use Measurement from a baseline
- Chromatography (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Chromatogram
- Chromatography
- Distribution between phases
- Identification by comparison
- Identification of substances
- Identification using reference values
- Impure substance
- Pure substance
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