Instructional misconceptions in acid-base equilibria: An analysis from a history and philosophy of science perspective

Science and Education

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173-193

  Kousathana, Margarita ^a   Demerouti, Margarita ^a   Tsaparlis, Georgios ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acid base chemistry; Acid base equilibria; Instructional misconceptions; Ionic equilibria; history of chemistry; Models for acids and bases; Philosophy of chemistry

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644480525     PISSN: 09267220     EISSN: 15731901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11191-005-5719-9     Document Type: Review

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