constant temperature
What constant temperature means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The condition that must hold for an ohmic conductor, so that current is directly proportional to potential difference.
A condition in which the mean speed and mean kinetic energy of the molecules do not change as the gas expands.
Topics that use constant temperature
- Pressure in gases (physics only) (AQA GCSE)
- Resistors (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- collision frequency
- comparing at fixed pd
- compression and expansion
- consistent units
- constant resistance
- decreasing gradient
- diode
- diodes
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