Physics GCSE
Thermal energy change
What Thermal energy change means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Thermal energy change
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Reference: OCR
Calculated as mass in kilograms multiplied by specific heat capacity in J/kg °C multiplied by change in temperature in °C, giving joules.
Topics that use Thermal energy change
- 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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