Physics GCSE
Source of potential difference
What Source of potential difference means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Source of potential difference
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One condition for charge to flow, such as a cell or battery, which pushes the charge.
Topics that use Source of potential difference
- Static and charge (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- attraction and repulsion
- Charge carriers and transfer of electrons
- charge flow
- Charge flow and current
- closed circuit
- conservation of charge
- Current
- Current versus energy transfer
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