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Development and Assessment of A Diagnostic Tool to Identify Organic Chemistry Students’ Alternative Conceptions Related to Acid Strength

LaKeisha M. McClary Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, USA
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Stacey Lowery Bretz Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Miami University, Oxford, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 2317-2341 | Published online: 08 May 2012

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