Combined Science GCSE
Physical changes
What Physical changes means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Physical changes
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Reference: AQA
Processes that do not involve chemical reactions and make no new substances, so substances are only separated physically.
Topics that use Physical changes
- Mixtures (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Chromatography
- Crystallisation
- filtration
- Justifying practical choices from data
- Mixture
- Mixtures and purity
- Properties of substances
- Separation techniques
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