Physics GCSE
pressure and volume
What pressure and volume means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of pressure and volume
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Reference: AQA
For a fixed mass of gas at a constant temperature, pressure multiplied by volume gives a constant value.
Topics that use pressure and volume
- Pressure in gases (physics only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- collision frequency
- compression and expansion
- consistent units
- constant temperature
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- force per unit area
- particle model
- fixed mass of gas
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