Table of Contents

Journal Cover
October 1988
Volume 65, Issue 10
Pages 841-934
About the Cover:

This month's cover features the phase diagram for carbon dioxide, which is commonly used in its supercritical state as a mobile phase in supercritical fluid chromatography. This new technology is reviewed in an article by Palmieri in this month's Topics in Chemical Instrumentation article starting on page A254.

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Articles

So why aren't there more chemistry majors?

J. J. Lagowski
p 841
Publication Date: October 1988 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p841
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Alfred Nobel and philately: The man, his work, and his prizes

Foil A. Miller and George B. Kauffman
p 843
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p843

Chemists as autobiographers: The 20th century

Margaret Millar and Ian T. Millar
p 847
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p847

A retrosynthetic analogy: Anne's sauteed summer squash

Irvin J. Levy
p 853
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p853

Biochemistry in an industrial context: Methods of protein purification and downstream processing

Pamela J. Weathers
p 854
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p854

Understanding product optimization: Kinetic versus thermodynamic control

King-Chuen Lin
p 857
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p857

Stereochemistry of cyclic hydrocarbons

Robert R. Perkins
p 860
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p860

A variational calculation based on a two electron atomic model

Luis J. A. Martins
p 861
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p861

Further suggestions on presentation slides

Gabriel Gareia
p 862
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p862

Minimizing errors in numerical analysis of chemical data

James F. Rusling
p 863
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p863

A direct method for the propagation of error using a personal computer spreadsheet program

Henry Donato and Clyde Metz
p 867
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p867

A simple numerical method for solving complex equilibria

Jerald A. Devore
p 868
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p868

Simple models for teaching equilibrium and Le Châtelier's principle

Joan M. Russell
p 871
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p871

The Carnot cycle revisited

Edwin F. Meyer
p 873
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p873

Abstract: The computer based laboratory

Daniel C. Krause
p 875
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p875

On the Legendre transformation and the Sackur-Tetrode equation

Carl W. David
p 876
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p876

Electronegativity and the acid-base character of binary oxides

Steven G. Bratsch
p 877
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p877

Clusters: Link between molecules and solids

Daniel A. Jelski and Thomas F. George
p 879
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p879

Finding the bond angle in a tetrahedral shaped molecule

Christopher J. Kawa
p 884
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p884

Suggestion: Use a world-and-life view in the teaching of chemistry

Russell Maatman
p 885
Publication Date: October 1988 (Commentary)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p885
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Was it glass or was it struvite in the canned tuna?

H. I. Feinstein
p 887
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p887

Nuclear waste glass, and the Fe2+/Fe3+ ratio

James C. Fanning and R. Todd Hunter
p 888
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p888

Student evaluation of an integrated natural science curriculum

Alfred R. Garafaio , Vincent C. LoPresti and Edward F. Lasala
p 890
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p890

A simple method for purifying silica gel for column chromatography

Antonio E. Guarconi and Victor F. Ferreira
p 891
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p891

Introduction to atomic structure: Demonstrations and labs

Joseph D. Ciparick
p 892
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p892

An explosive demonstration

D. W. Rehfeld and Michael. Barondeau
p 894
Publication Date: October 1988 (Demo)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p894

Silicate-PVA polymers

Barbara A. Burke
p 895
Publication Date: October 1988 (Demo)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p895

A dramatic demo

George Pratt , Robert D. Curtright , Larry Hill and Sandra Clarke
p 896
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p896

Experimental work with tin(II) chloride in a high school

Manuela Martin Sanchez
p 898
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p898

The ideal solvent for paper chromatography of food dyes

Peter G. Markow
p 899
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p899

Affinity chromatography of lactate dehydrogenase: An experiment for the undergraduate biochemistry laboratory.

Alexander J. Anderson
p 901
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p901

Gel permeation chromatography of wheat germ acid phosphatase: An undergraduate biochemistry experiment

Richard A. Smith
p 902
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p902

A cheap and practical procedure for medium-performance liquid chromatography

Christophe Morin
p 903
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p903

HPLC analysis of an asthma medication

Brian L. Mueller and Lawrence W. Potts
p 905
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p905

Quantitative analysis by isotopic dilution using mass spectroscopy: The determination of caffeine by GC-MS

Devon W. Hill , Brian T. Mcsharry and Larry S. Trzupek
p 907
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p907

Safe disposal of broken thermometers

Nell D. Jespersen
p 910
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p910

Swimming pools, hot rods, and qualitative analysis

Dale D. Clyde
p 911
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p911

Versatile transfer technique

J. L. Belletire , D. F. Fry and C. Hagedorn
p 913
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p913

Method development for analysis of aspirin tablets

Kenneth W. Street
p 914
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p914

Polarographic determination of composition and thermodynamic stability constant of a complex metal ion

Dolores Marin and Francisco Mendicuti
p 916
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p916

A convenient Schlenk line synthesis of Cr2(OAc)4•2H20

Charles G. Young
p 918
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p918

Glassworking bifocals for the undergraduate laboratory

J. W. Zubrick and R. A. Bailey
p 919
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p919

Using infrared spectroscopy to determine the formation constant for the 2-propanol-acetone complex

Ying Sing Li and Mei Lee H. Jeng
p 920
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p920

Synthesis of azulene, a blue hydrocarbon

David M. Lemal and Glenn D. Goldman
p 923
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p923

Making operating instructions transparent

Jon P. Weber and Edward D. Johnson
p 925
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p925

Determination of the effect of various modes of cooking on the vitamin C content of a common food, green pepper: An introductory biochemistry experiment

Eric R. Johnson
p 926
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p926

The kinetics and inhibition of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase: A biochemistry laboratory experiment

A. G. Splittgerber and Julie Sohl
p 928
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p928

Ultrasonic acceleration for the preparation of dry ether and dry tetrahydrofuran

H. Surya Prakash Rao
p 931
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p931

Solution calorimetry experiments for physical chemistry

Deborah A. Raizen , B. M. Fung and Sherrill D. Christian
p 932
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p932

The evaluation of corrosion susceptibility of a metal: Student corrosion experiment II

A. I. Onuchukwu
p 934
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065p934

An introduction to supercritical fluid chromatography Part 1: Principles and instrumentation

Margo D. Palmieri
p A254
Publication Date: October 1988 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065pA254

Graphical analysis III (Vernier, David L.)

Jeanette Carpenter and Caroline H. Bowers
p A269
Publication Date: October 1988 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065pA269
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Lewis diagrams (Pavia, Donald L.)

William P. Jensen and Donald A. Tarr
p A271
Publication Date: October 1988 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065pA271
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Improving safety in the chemical laboratory (Editor: Young, Jay A.)

Malcolm M. Renfew
p A273
Publication Date: October 1988 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065pA273.1
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Contemporary classics in physical, chemical, and Earth sciences (Thackray, Arnold)

George B. Kauffman
p A273
Publication Date: October 1988 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065pA273.2
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Introduction to general, organic, and biological chemistry (Solomon, Sally)

Roger Dekock
p A273
Publication Date: October 1988 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed065pA273.3
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