Physics GCSE
Recovery of original properties
What Recovery of original properties means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Recovery of original properties
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When a physical change is reversed, the material regains its original properties, such as the same melting point, density and appearance as before.
Topics that use Recovery of original properties
- Changes of state (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Change in temperature
- Changes of state
- Energy, mass and specific latent heat relationship
- latent heat
- Physical versus chemical change
- Reversibility
- specific heat capacity
- Specific latent heat
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