University students' conceptions of bonding in melting and dissolving phenomena

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 398-408

  Smith, K Christopher ^a   Nakhleh, Mary B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84856036881     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/C1RP90048J     Document Type: Article

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