Why do we believe that an atom is colourless? Reflections about the teaching of the particle model

Science and Education

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 251-261

  Albanese, Alessandro ^a   Vicentini, Matilde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

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EID: 0038865306     PISSN: 09267220     EISSN: 15731901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1017933500475     Document Type: Article

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