Exothermic Bond Breaking: A Persistent Misconception

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 523-525

  Galley, William C ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINETRIPHOSPHATE; APPROXIMATION THEORY; CHEMICAL BONDS; COMBUSTION; ENTHALPY; HYDROLYSIS; IONIZATION; PHYSIOLOGY; POTENTIAL ENERGY; STUDENTS;

BOND BREAKING; ENERGY DIAGRAMS;

TEACHING;

EID: 1842682336     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p523     Document Type: Article

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