Key term for OCR GCSE Chemistry B, used in Crude oil and hydrocarbons.
The energy stored in the arrangement of particles, which increases as attractive forces between particles are overcome during a change of state.
Potential energy appears in OCR GCSE Chemistry B revision content for Chemicals of the natural environment, especially Crude oil and hydrocarbons and Changes of state and intermolecular forces.
Chemicals of the natural environment
Crude oil and hydrocarbons • Changes of state and intermolecular forces
Chemical patterns
Formation of compounds • Melting points of ionic compounds
Air and water
Atmospheric changes over time • Energy transfers and changes of state
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