Physics GCSE
Comparing devices of different power
What Comparing devices of different power means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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Two devices transferring the same total energy differ in that the higher-power device does it in less time.
Topics that use Comparing devices of different power
- Newton's laws (OCR GCSE)
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