Physics GCSE
chemical change
What chemical change means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of chemical change
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A change that produces a new substance with its own properties, which is not recovered on reversal.
Topics that use chemical change
- Changes of state (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Changes of state
- conservation of mass
- open and closed containers
- particle count unchanged
- physical change
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