Physics GCSE
Characteristic
What Characteristic means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Characteristic
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Identified by varying the current or potential difference, recording pairs of readings and plotting a graph of current against potential difference.
Topics that use Characteristic
- Circuit components (OCR GCSE)
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