Key term for Edexcel GCSE Chemistry, used in Reversible Reactions and Equilibria.
The drawing of liquid back into a hot reaction vessel due to a pressure drop as it cools, which can cause the glass to crack.
Suck-back appears in Edexcel GCSE Chemistry revision content for Extracting Metals and Equilibria, especially Reversible Reactions and Equilibria and Suggested Practicals.
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