Table of Contents

Journal Cover
January 1988
Volume 65, Issue 1
Pages 1-94
About the Cover:

This month's cover displays the relative size and covalent radii of the atoms of the main-group elements. Mason (page 17) discusses these periodic contractions and their effects on chemical interactions.

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The continuing attempt at reform in science education

J. J. Lagowski
p 1
Publication Date: January 1988 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p1
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An inside view of Soviet chemical education

Gregory Slobodkin and Miles Pickering
p 3
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p3

The coulombic lattice potential of ionic compounds: The cubic perovskites

E. Francisco , V. Luana , J. M. Recio and L. Pueyo
p 6
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p6

Variational energy lowering may increase Hamiltonian dispersion

Paul Blaise and Olivier Henri-Rousseau
p 9
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p9

Remember E = hv is correct only half of the time

Howard Leo
p 11
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p11

A philatelic history of the discovery and isolation of elements

Sylvia Heller and Detlef Heller
p 12
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p12

Relative atomic mass scale: A teaching aid

Erwin Baumgartner , Carlos Benitez , Alicia Fernandez Cirelli and Luz Lastres Flores
p 16
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p16

Periodic contractions among the elements: Or, on being the right size

Joan Mason
p 17
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p17

The microcomputer as a teaching tool for molecular orbital theory

Susan M. Colwell and Nicholas C. Handy
p 21
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p21

Orbital plots of the hydrogen atom

Michael Liebl
p 23
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p23

Visualizing Boltzmann-like distributions

Fred M. Hornack
p 24
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p24

Establishing a computerized database for laboratory chemicals

Anthony L. Feliu
p 25
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p25

SPEC20: A highly interactive simulation of a manual spectrophotometer

Ralph W. Gable
p 26
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p26

The Bronsted-Lowry acid base concept

George B. Kauffman
p 28
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p28

Order out of chaos: Shapes of hydrogen orbitals.

G. L. Breneman
p 31
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p31

Revised Mulliken electronegativities: I. Calculation and conversion to Pauling units

Steven G. Bratsch
p 34
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p34

Ionization potentials for isoelectronic series

Noam Agmon
p 42
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p42

Mnemonic for Z and E nomenclature

C. W. Thomas
p 44
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p44

Oxidation numbers and their limitations

A. A. Woolf
p 45
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p45

The Tasmanian empire: A radioactive dating activity

Thomas H. Bindel
p 47
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p47

An exercise to teach concepts of half-life without using radioactive isotopes

Mary C. Christian
p 48
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p48

A writing assignment for senior chemistry majors

Douglas X. West
p 49
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p49

Stokes' theorem and the geometric basis for the second law of thermodynamics.

Lawrence H. Bowen
p 50
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p50

Problems and "that other stuff": Types of chemical content

Catherine Middlecamp and Elizabeth Kean
p 53
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p53

Teaching chemistry like the foreign language it is

Peter G. Markow
p 57
Publication Date: January 1988 (Commentary)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p57
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A chemistry experience for gifted and talented elementary students

G. Lynn Carlson
p 58
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p58

A method for teaching science, technology, and societal issues in introductory high school and college chemistry classes

H. Eric Streitberger
p 60
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p60

On the boiling points of the alkyl halides

John Correla
p 62
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p62

Simple filter cannula construction

Michael A. Urbancic
p 64
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p64

Potential energy surfaces

Kenneth H. Tonge
p 65
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p65

Demonstration of chemical inhibition

David O. Cooke
p 68
Publication Date: January 1988 (Demo)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p68

The Rayleigh fountain

James F. Skinner and James F. Moir
p 69
Publication Date: January 1988 (Demo)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p69.1

A metal bar to demonstrate one atmosphere

Clifton E. Meloan
p 69
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p69.2

Organic lecture demonstrations

Ernest F. Silversmith
p 70
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p70

Upgrading the Gow Mac Series 150 gas chromatograph

Josef G. Krause
p 73
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p73

In search of the future instructional laboratory

Michael Schallies and Jorg Redeker
p 74
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p74

An optimization exercise for organic chemistry

Martin M. Anderson
p 77
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p77

The role of surprise in the organic laboratory

Jeffrey E. Keiser
p 78
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p78

cis and trans-Stilbenes: Chromatographic separation and photochemical isomerization

Samuel G. Levine , Kathleen Doubek Barhoriak and Ho S. Cho
p 79
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p79

The titration project

Cary Kilner
p 80
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p80

Microscopic identification of the crystals of dimethylglyoxime complexes of cobalt(II), iron(II), and nickel(II)

Sahitra S. Brush
p 81
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p81

Kinetics of a substitution reaction of sulfitopentaaminecobalt(III): A physical-inorganic experiment

Lynne Richards
p 82
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p82

Preparation of a simple thermochromic solid

Michiel J. M. Van Oort
p 84
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p84

Solid state kinetic parameters and chemical mechanism of the dehydration of CoCl2•6H2O: An inorganic solid state experiment

Joan Ribas , Albert Escuer , Miquel Serra and Ramon Vicente
p 85
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p85

Purity of silver precipitated with ascorbic acid

James W. Hill and Max Crocker
p 87
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p87

Application of a differential respirometer to the undergraduate chemistry laboratory

Ken Cummins and Geoffrey Stedman
p 88
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p88

A simple apparatus for continuous steam distillations

Thomas P. Clausen
p 92
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p92

Nucleophilic substitution by benzodithioate anions

Chantal Bonnans-Plaisance and Jean-Claude Gressier
p 93
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p93

A "tea bag" drying technique

Nicholas M. Irving
p 94
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p94

The safety of small containers for flammable fluids

Edward S. Shanley
p A6
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065pA6

Osmosis and diffusion (Chandler, James)

Lucy T. Pryde and George B. Powers
p A22
Publication Date: January 1988 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065pA22
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E.M.E. Titration lab (Shelton, Roger)

Philip H. Ogata
p A23
Publication Date: January 1988 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065pA23
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Simplex-V: An interactive computer program for experimental optimization (Deming,S.N.; Morgan, S.L.)

James P. Deavor
p A24
Publication Date: January 1988 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065pA24
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Foundations of college chemistry; sixth edition (Hein, Morris)

Ward Knockemus
p A25
Publication Date: January 1988 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065pA25.1
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General chemistry principles and structures; fourth edition (Brady, James E.; Humiston Gerard E.)

Daniel T. Haworth
p A25
Publication Date: January 1988 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065pA25.2
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Elements of chemistry (Boikess,R.; Breslauer,K.; Edelson,E.)

Williwam D. Schulz
p A25
Publication Date: January 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065pA25.3

From protyle to proton: William Prout and the nature of matter 1785-1985 (Brock, W.H.)

George B. Kauffman
p A26
Publication Date: January 1988 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065pA26
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