Turkish pupils conceptions of the conservation of mass during phase changes

2003-01-01
Boz, Yezdan
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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/86283
science education international
Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Article

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Y. Boz, “Turkish pupils conceptions of the conservation of mass during phase changes,” science education international, pp. 0–0, 2003, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/86283.
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