Physics GCSE
heating graph sections
What heating graph sections means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of heating graph sections
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The sloping parts are governed by specific heat capacity and the flat parts by specific latent heat, where the temperature is constant.
Topics that use heating graph sections
- Changes of state and specific latent heat (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- change of state
- E = m L
- latent heat
- practical error analysis
- specific heat capacity
- Specific latent heat
- fusion and vaporisation
- heating and cooling graphs
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