Combined Science GCSE
Representing energy changes graphically
What Representing energy changes graphically means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A reaction profile is a graph of energy against reaction progress, with energy on the y-axis and progress on the x-axis.
Topics that use Representing energy changes graphically
- Catalysts (AQA GCSE)
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