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Student learning of thermochemical concepts in the context of solution calorimetry

Thomas Greenbowe Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, IA, 50011, USA E-mail: [email protected]
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David Meltzer Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, IA, 50011, USA E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 779-800 | Published online: 26 Nov 2010

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