A cross-age study on the understanding of chemical solutions and their components

International Education Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 30-41

  Çalik, Muammer ^a   Ayas, Alipaşa ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chemistry education; Misconceptions; Solute; Solution; Solvent

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844462563     PISSN: 14431475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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