Undergraduate students' conceptions of enthalpy, enthalpy change and related concepts

Chemistry Education Research and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 336-353

  Nilsson, Tor ^a   Niedderer, Hans ^a  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84904314510     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11094028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c2rp20135f     Document Type: Article

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