Addressing students' misconceptions about gases, mass, and composition

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 111-115

  Mayer, Kristin ^a  

^a High School Chemistry Teacher   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical Education Research; CLIC; Gases; High School Introductory Chemistry; Misconceptions Discrepant Events; Phases Phase Transitions Diagrams; Physical Chemistry; Physical Properties; Student Centered Learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650646954     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed1005085     Document Type: Article

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