Physics A-Level
Triple point of water
What Triple point of water means in Physics A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Triple point of water
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A fixed point on the scale, defined as 273.16 K.
Topics that use Triple point of water
- Temperature (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Absolute zero
- Conversion between temperature scales
- Kelvin
- Steady-state conditions
- Thermal equilibrium
- Absolute scale of temperature
- Celsius scale
- Fundamental thermodynamic principles
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