Teaching structure-property relationships: Investigating molecular structure and boiling point

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 97-101

  Murphy, Peter M ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOILING LIQUIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES;

INQUIRY-BASED INSTRUCTION; STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS;

TEACHING;

EID: 33846074569     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed084p97     Document Type: Article

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