Physics GCSE
Change in temperature
What Change in temperature means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Change in temperature
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Reference: OCR
Found by subtracting the initial temperature from the final temperature, and used in the equation rather than the final temperature.
Topics that use Change in temperature
- Changes of state (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Changes of state
- Energy, mass and specific latent heat relationship
- latent heat
- Physical versus chemical change
- Recovery of original properties
- Reversibility
- specific heat capacity
- Specific latent heat
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