Unit conversion of time
What Unit conversion of time means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definitions of Unit conversion of time
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Reference: OCR
Always convert time to seconds first, for example 3 minutes is 180 s and 0.5 minutes is 30 s.
Convert time to seconds before calculating, for example 3 minutes = 180 s.
Topics that use Unit conversion of time
- 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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