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GCSE Combined Science · key term
The principle that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred between stores.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Specification 5.5.1.1, 6.1.2.1 · Paper 3, Paper 5, Paper 6
The principle that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred. The total energy before and after a chemical reaction is the same.
The principle that energy cannot be created or destroyed, although it can be transferred between stores.
Paper 5, Paper 6
Revise: Energy stores, transfers and conservationConservation of energy means that energy cannot be created or destroyed: it can only be transferred between stores. In a closed system, energy transfers cause no net change in the total energy. Individual stores can increase or decrease while their total remains constant.
The principle that energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can only be transferred between stores.
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