The oil drop experiment: Do physical chemistry textbooks refer to its controversial nature?

Science and Education

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-57

  Niaz, Mansoor ^a   Rodríguez, María A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE   (Venezuela)

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EID: 15544390976     PISSN: 09267220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11191-004-4664-3     Document Type: Article

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