Physics GCSE
open and closed containers
What open and closed containers means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of open and closed containers
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In an open container steam leaves the balance rather than vanishing, while in a sealed container the reading does not change at all.
Topics that use open and closed containers
- Changes of state (AQA GCSE)
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