Physics GCSE
Particle collisions and force
What Particle collisions and force means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Particle collisions and force
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Particles keep moving and colliding with the container walls, and each collision exerts a tiny push on the wall.
Topics that use Particle collisions and force
- Pressure (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Atmospheric pressure and weight of air
- Cause-and-effect explanation
- Closed systems
- Collisions with container walls
- Comparing pressures at different heights
- Constant temperature and constant average particle speed
- Density and depth
- density comparison
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