An investigation of tertiary students' understanding of evaporation, condensation and vapour pressure

International Journal of Science Education

Volumn 26, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 1597-1620

  Gopal, Hemant ^a   Kleinsmidt, Jacques ^a   Case, Jennifer ^a   Musonge, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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EID: 10844223767     PISSN: 09500693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09500690410001673829     Document Type: Article

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