Combined Science GCSE
Sources of potential difference
What Sources of potential difference means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Sources of potential difference
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A source such as a cell or battery is needed to make charge flow, and it does work on the charge, transferring energy to it and causing it to move.
Topics that use Sources of potential difference
- Electrical charge and current (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Charge flow
- Conservation of charge
- Coulomb
- Current
- Electric charge and current
- Measurement of current with an ammeter
- Measurement with ammeters
- Rearranging equations
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