Table of Contents

December 1995
Volume 72, Issue 12
Pages 1057-1146
About the Cover:

This month's cover shows four frames from a computer animation of the reaction between fluorine and SiF3 adsorbate on a silicon surface. Acree, McCormac, Fullbright, Weaver, and Krantzman create these simulations using Mathematica; they describe how in their Computer Series article starting on page 1077.

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General Interest

Chemical Topology: The Ins and Outs of Molecular Structure

Jean-Claude Chambron , Dennis K. Mitchell
p 1059
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1059

What Interests Introductory Chemistry Students? A Mid-Term "Energizer"

Mary Anne White
p 1064
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1064

A Straightforward Method for Assigning Stereochemical Λ/Δ Descriptors to Octahedral Coordination Compounds

Santiago Herrero and Miguel Angel Usón
p 1065
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1065

Ladder-Operator Treatment of the Radial Equation for the Hydrogenlike Atom

Donald D. Fitts
p 1066
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1066

Abuses of Molecular Mechanics: Pitfalls to Avoid

Kenny Lipkowitz
p 1070
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1070

The Analysis of a Drug Circular as a First-Day Assignment for Freshman Chemistry: A Jump Start for the Semester

Anthony J. Millevolte
p 1085
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1085

Simplifying Difficult Mathematical Concepts in Chemistry Courses

Russell W. Maatman
p 1089
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1089

Fe(s) + Cu(II)(aq) -> Fe(II)(aq) + Cu(s): Fifteen Centuries of Search

Vladimir Karpenko
p 1095
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1095

Predominance-Zone Diagrams in Solution Chemistry: Dismutation Processes in Two-Component Systems (M-L)

A. Rojas-Hernández , M. T. Ramírez , I. González and J. G. Ibáñez
p 1099
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1099

A Ternary Phase Diagram for a Less Hazardous System

Barbara A. Udale and John D. Wells
p 1106
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1106

Photosynthesis: Why Does It Occur?

J. J. MacDonald
p 1113
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1113

Preparing "Chameleon Balls" from Natural Plants: Simple Handmade pH Indicator and Teaching Material for Chemical Equilibrium

Naoki Kanda , Takayuki Asano , Toshiyuki Itoh and Makoto Onoda
p 1131
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1131

Quick Method for Making Colored-Flame Flash Paper

Sally Solomon , Chinhyu Hur , Alan Lee and Kurt Smith
p 1133
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1133

A Convenient Way to Generate Hydrogen Chloride in the Freshman Lab

Francisco J. Arnáiz
p 1139
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1139

A Winter's Entertainment

Lesser-Known Atmospheric Compounds

J. Karlik
p 1075
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1075

Humor and Music in Physical Chemistry

J. G. Eberhart
p 1076
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1076

The Chemical Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Problem of Woolthshrap Prison

Thomas R. Rybolt and Thomas G. Waddell
p 1090
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1090

Elemental Anagrams Revisited

Daniell L. Mattern
p 1092
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1092

Rebus Puzzle 1

Terry L. Helser
p 1098
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1098

Chem Speak and Shop Talk: A Formula for Chaos

Sonja Sherritze
p 1117
Publication Date: December 1995 (Commentary)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1117
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Techniques for Spoiling Your Own Scientific Talk

Joseph F. Bunnett
p 1119
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1119

Causal Explanations

G. K. Vemulapalli
p 1122
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1122

There Once was a Teacher from Tech...: (The Use of Chemical Limericks in the Classroom)

Fredrick D. Williams
p 1123
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1123

Rebus Puzzle 2

Terry L. Helser
p 1124
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1124

Redox Challenges: Good Times for Puzzle Fanatics

Roland Stout
p 1125
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1125

The Great SO2 Canister Case: Or, How to Stop Worrying and Dispose of a Bomb

P. E. Spargo
p 1134
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1134

Features

Vannevar Bush: Fifty Years Later

J. J. Lagowski
p 1057
Publication Date: December 1995 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1057
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In This Issue: A Winter's Entertainment, XI

p 1058
Publication Date: December 1995 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1058
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Creating Animations of Chemical Reactions

Ben Acree , Rupert McCormac , George Fullbright , Susan Weaver and Kristin D. Krantzman
p 1077
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1077

A Computer Program for Calculating Standard Deviations from Standard Deviations

Edmund R. Malinowski
p 1079
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1079

Examining the Shapes of Atomic Orbitals Using Mathcad

B. Ramachandran
p 1082
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1082

Computation of Vapor Pressure

Ravinder Abrol
p 1083
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1083

ORD through the Eyes of Mathematica

Igor Novak
p 1084
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1084

WinDNMR: Dynamic NMR Spectra for Windows

Hans J. Reich
p 1086
Publication Date: December 1995 (Tech Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1086.1
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HPLC for Windows: A Computer Simulation of High-Performance Liquid Chromatography

Robert C. Rittenhouse
p 1086
Publication Date: December 1995 (Tech Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1086.2
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Surface Analysis by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Louis A. Coury Jr., Mario Johnson , Tammy J. Murphy
p 1088
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1088

Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Students Use Printed and Electronic Handbooks to Identify Unknowns

Grace Baysinger
p 1107
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1107

Safety Is No Laughing Matter

Patricia S. Hill and Thomas G. Greco
p 1126
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1126

Entertaining Chemistry: Part 1. A Volcanic Serpent; Part 2. A Homemade Hydrogen Rocket; [Part 3.] Johnny's Saga in Chemistry

John F. Elsworth
p 1128
Publication Date: December 1995 (Demo)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1128

Iodine Demonstration of Sublimation

Robert H. Goldsmith
p 1132
Publication Date: December 1995 (Demo)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1132

Visual Basic and Dynamic Data Exchange: Controlling Windows Applications

Timothy L. Porter , Jim Maxka and John Abes
p A236
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072pA236

Low Cost 3-D Viewing of Chemical Structures

Yue-Ling Wong and Ching-Wan Yip
p A237
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072pA237

Visualizing Five Equivalent d Orbitals

Carl W. David
p A238
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072pA238

Using the Glucose Oxidase/Peroxidase System in Enzyme Kinetics

Robert C. Bateman Jr. and Jeffrey A. Evans
p A240
Publication Date: December 1995 (Lab-Expt)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072pA240

Chemistry: An Experimental Science, Second Edition (Bodner, George M.; Pardue, Harry L.)

Mary Sohn
p A246
Publication Date: December 1995 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072pA246.1
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Chemistry of Carbon Compounds, Third Edition (Newton, David E.)

Alan R. Morgan
p A246
Publication Date: December 1995 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072pA246.2
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Secondary School Chemistry

Dimensional Analysis: An Analogy to Help Students Relate the Concept to Problem Solving

James R. McClure
p 1093
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1093

Chemistry Abounds: An Educational Outreach Program Designed for Elementary School Audiences

Henry J. Tracy , Chris Collins and Paul Langevin
p 1111
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1111

Chemical Elements Bingo

Silvia Tejeda and Joaquin Palacios
p 1115
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1115

Dynamite Demo?

Dale D. Clyde
p 1130
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1130

Laboratory Experiments

"Who Has the Same Substance that I Have?": A Blueprint for Collaborative Learning Activities

Brian P. Coppola and Richard G. Lawton
p 1120
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1120

From Christmas Ornament to Glass Electrode

Rogério T. da Rocha , Ivano G. R. Gutz and Claudimir L. do Lago
p 1135
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1135

More Plates in One Chromatographic Tank

Jamil Anwar
p 1136
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1136

An Undergraduate Thin-Layer Chromatography Experiment: Olfactory Delights

Mary Anne Lynch , Wendy Gloffke and Richard A. Rauner
p 1137
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1137

Phosphatidylcholine from "Healthful" Egg Yolk Varieties: An Organic Laboratory Experience

Linda C. Hodges
p 1140
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1140

Baeyer-Villiger Oxidation of Indan-1-ones: Monitoring of the Reaction by VPC and IR Spectroscopy

Elie Stephan
p 1142
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1142

The Vapor Pressure of Liquid Binary Solutions: An Experiment for the Physical Chemistry Laboratory

Luis H. Blanco , Carmen M. Romero and Ricardo Munar
p 1144
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1144

Notes

Protecting Gas Chromatographic Syringes

Ben Ruekberg
p 1141
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1141

Construction of a Spatula to Fit One-Dram, Screw-Cap Vials

J. M. Lucas and E. J. Eisenbraun
p 1143
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1143

Laboratory Improvement with Fun

D. Lorenzo and P. Moyna
p 1146
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1146

Articles

Videodisc Browser 2.0

Jerrold J. Jacobsen
p 1087
Publication Date: December 1995 (Tech Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1087.1
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About this issue

John W. Moore , Jon L. Holmes and Nancy S. Gettys
p 1087
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1087.2

Answers to Elemental Anagrams Puzzle on page 1092

p 1116
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1116.1

Answers to Rebus Puzzle 1 on page 1098

p 1116
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1116.2

Answers to Rebus Puzzle 2 on page 1124

p 1116
Publication Date: December 1995 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1116.3

Application of Kinetic Approximations to the A <=> B -> C Reaction System

G. I. Gellene
p 1118
Publication Date: December 1995 (Addition/Correction)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072p1118
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Chemical Thermodynamics: Basic Theory and Methods, Fifth Edition (Klotz, Irving M.; Rosenberg, Robert M.)

Francis T. Jones
p A251
Publication Date: December 1995 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072pA251.1
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Profiles, Pathways, and Dreams: Autobiographies of Eminent Chemists. Volume 16, The Adventure Playground of Mechanisms and Novel Reactions (Huisgen, Rolf; Seeman, Jeffrey I.)

George B. Kauffman and Laurie M. Kauffman
p A251
Publication Date: December 1995 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed072pA251.2
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