Physics GCSE
Temperature change calculation
What Temperature change calculation means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Temperature change calculation
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Reference: OCR
Work out the temperature change by subtracting the initial temperature from the final temperature.
Topics that use Temperature change calculation
- 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
- Recovery of original properties
- Reversibility
- specific heat capacity
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