The secret life of the chemical bond: Students’ anthropomorphic and animistic references to bonding

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 557-568

  Taber, Keith S ^a   Watts, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0040643327     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: 14645289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0950069960180505     Document Type: Article

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