Key term for Edexcel GCSE Physics, used in Newton's Laws, Weight and Mass.
The combined mass of all moving components in the experiment, including the trolley, the string, the mass hanger, and all slotted weights.
Total system mass appears in Edexcel GCSE Physics revision content for Motion and forces, especially Newton's Laws, Weight and Mass and Core Practical: Force, Mass and Acceleration.
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