Atomic orbitals, molecular orbitals and related concepts: Conceptual difficulties among chemistry students

Research in Science Education

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 271-287

  Tsaparlis, Georgios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

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EID: 0013056425     PISSN: 0157244X     EISSN: 15731898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02461321     Document Type: Short Survey

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