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An Investigation into the Relationship between Students’ Conceptions of the Particulate Nature of Matter and their Understanding of Chemical Bonding

Jazilah Othman Maris Stella High School, SingaporeCorrespondence[email protected]
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David F. Treagust Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
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A. L. Chandrasegaran Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia
Pages 1531-1550 | Published online: 27 Aug 2008

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