The trouble with chemical energy: Why understanding bond energies requires an interdisciplinary systems approach

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 306-312

  Cooper, Melanie M ^a   Klymkowsky, Michael W ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 84878706253     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.12-10-0170     Document Type: Article

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