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Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1159-1162

  Moy, Cheryl L ^a   Locke, Jonas R ^a   Coppola, Brian P ^a   McNeil, Anne J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 78449267843     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed100367v     Document Type: Article

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