A general strategy for solving high school electrochemistry problems

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 543-555

  Lee, Kam WahLucille ^a   Fensham, Peter J ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0039806667     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0950069960180504     Document Type: Article

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