Table of Contents

October 1999
Volume 76, Issue 10
Pages 1317-1464
About the Cover:

The cover shows a collage of Condon parabolas, a convenient means of displaying the values of Franck-Condon factors for transitions between two electronics states of a diatomic molecule. In the Condon parabola, Franck-Condon factors are shown using a contour format to bring out their parabola-like distribution and the associated interference pattern corresponding to transition intensities. A discussion of the Franck-Condon principle and Condon parabolas suitable for a junior- or senior-level physical chemistry or quantum physics course is presented in an article by Jean M. Standard and Brian K. Clark on pages 1363-1366.

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Chemical Education Today

Kicking the Football?

John W. Moore
p 1317
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1317
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Especially for High School Teachers

J. Emory Howell
p 1319
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1319
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CUR Institutes: A New Model for Supporting Research with Undergraduates

Nancy Mills , Mitch Malachowski
p 1320
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1320

Save a Tree

Kathryn R. Williams
p 1322
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1322

Statement of Learning Philosophy: Crystallizing Student Goals and Opening Lines of Communication

Mary Anne White
p 1325
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Commentary)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1325
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Ethical Conduct in Science - the Joys of Teaching and the Joys of Learning

Paul M. Treichel
p 1327
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Commentary)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1327
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In Defense of the Metallic Bond

John J. Gilman
p 1330
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1330

Organic Chemistry Course Development in a Forensic Science Program: Use of FT-NMR

Ronald Callahan , Lawrence Kobilinsky and Robert Rothchild
p 1332
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1332

News and Announcements

JCE staff
p 1334
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (News and Announcements)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1334
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Organic Chemistry: A Short Course, 10th edition (Hart, Harold; Craine, Leslie E.; Hart, David J. )

Joseph F. Bunnett
p 1341
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1341.1
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Basic Principles of Inorganic Chemistry (Murphy, Brian; Murphy, Clair; Hathaway, Brian J.)

William E. Acree Jr.
p 1341
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1341.2
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The Aspiring Adept: Robert Boyle and His Alchemical Quest (Principe, Lawrence M.)

Jeffrey Kovac
p 1343
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1343
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The Stille Reaction (Farina, Vittorio; Krishnamurthy, Venkat; Scott, William J.)

John C. Cochran
p 1344
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1344
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Imidazole and Benzimidazole Synthesis (Grimmett, M. Ross)

Paul G. Rasmussen
p 1345
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1345.1
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Molecular Reaction Dynamics (Reid, K. L.; Wheatley, R. J.; Brydges, S.W.; Horton, J. C.)

Robert Rittenhouse
p 1345
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1345.2
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Arsenic and Old Mustard: Chemical Problems of Old Arsenical and 'Mustard' Munitions (eds. Bunnett, Joseph F.; Mikotajczyk, Marian)

Benjamin Garrett
p 1346
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1346
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Books Noted

Edward J. Walsh
p 1347
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1347
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Viewpoints

Chemical Education Research: Improving Chemistry Learning

J. Dudley Herron , Susan C. Nurrenbern
p 1353
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1353

Chemistry Everyday for Everyone

Precise Writing for a Precise Science

Roger K. Bunting
p 1407
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1407

ChemKits: A Teacher-Training and Instrument-Sharing Project

Mike Mitchell , Carolyn Herman , David Shubert
p 1409
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1409

Using Data Pooling to Measure the Density of Sodas: An Introductory Discovery Experiment

Richard S. Herrick , Lisa P. Nestor and David A. Benedetto
p 1411
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1411

Analysis of Soft Drinks Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: A Mentorship

Arkim Wilson and Craig Myers , George Crull , Michael Curtis and Pamela Pasciak Patterson
p 1414
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1414

Cleaning Up with Chemistry: Investigating the Action of Zeolite in Laundry Detergent

p 1416A
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Activity)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1416A

Experiments with Zeolites at the Secondary School Level: Experience from The Netherlands

Eric N. Coker , Pamela J. Davis and Herman van Bekkum , Aonne Kerkstra
p 1417
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1417
History, Education, and Documentation

In the Classroom

The Franck-Condon Principle and Condon Parabolas in a Physical Chemistry or Quantum Physics Course

Jean M. Standard , Brian K. Clark
p 1363
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1363
History, Education, and Documentation

Franck-Condon Factors and Their Use in Undergraduate Quantum Mechanics

John C. Wright , Theresa Julia Zielinski
p 1367
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1367
History, Education, and Documentation

Redesigning the Quantum Mechanics Curriculum to Incorporate Problem Solving Using a Computer Algebra System

Marc R. Roussel
p 1373
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1373

Quantum Chemistry without Wave Functions: Diffusion Monte Carlo Applied to H and H2+

Heather L. Cuthbert and Stuart M. Rothstein
p 1378
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1378

When Do Arrows Not Have Tips?

Igor Novak
p 1380
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1380

Visualizing Entropy

Joseph H. Lechner
p 1382
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1382

Shuffled Cards, Messy Desks, and Disorderly Dorm Rooms - Examples of Entropy Increase? Nonsense!

Frank L. Lambert
p 1385
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1385
History, Education, and Documentation

Entropy, Disorder, and Freezing

Brian B. Laird
p 1388
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1388

Why Equilibrium? Understanding Entropy of Mixing

Mary Jane Schultz
p 1391
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1391

A Simple Derivation of the Boltzmann Distribution

Sean A. C. McDowell
p 1393
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1393

The Validity of Stirling's Approximation: A Physical Chemistry Project

K. A. Brandt , A. S. Wallner
p 1395
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1395

An Acid-Base Chemistry Example: Conversion of Nicotine

John H. Summerfield
p 1397
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1397

Writing in Chemistry: An Effective Learning Tool

Donna W. Sherwood , Jeffrey Kovac
p 1399
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1399

Technical Writing and Communication in a Senior-Level Seminar

Anton S. Wallner and Elizabeth Latosi-Sawin
p 1404
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1404

In the Laboratory

The Softening of Hard Water and Complexometric Titrations. An Undergraduate Experiment

Helena Ceretti , Enrique A. Hughes and Anita Zalts
p 1420
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1420

Ascorbic Acid as a Standard for Iodometric Titrations. An Analytical Experiment for General Chemistry

Cesar R. Silva , Jose A. Simoni , Carol H. Collins and Pedro L. O. Volpe
p 1421
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1421

Electrochemical Regeneration of a Spent Oxidizing Solution: Example of a Clean Chemical Process

M. Ingles , P. Bonete , E. Expósito , V. García-García , J. González-Garcia , J. Iniesta and V. Montiel
p 1423
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1423

Chromatin Isolation and DNA Sequence Analysis in Large Undergraduate Laboratory Sections

Ann E. Hagerman
p 1426
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1426

Grignard Reactions in "Wet" Ether

David H. Smith
p 1427
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1427

A Simple Supplementary Offset Device for Data Acquisition Systems

Thomas Kappes and Peter C. Hauser
p 1429
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1429

Research: Science and Education

A Simple Model for Understanding Electron Correlation Methods

John H. Summerfield , G. S. Beltrame and John G. Loeser
p 1430
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1430

The Hartree-Fock Self-Consistent Field: An Allegorical Connection Using Two Coupled Harmonic Oscillators

Michael Messina
p 1439
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1439

Accurate and Efficient Perturbation Theory by Matrix Inversion

B. Cameron Reed
p 1444
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1444

Spontaneity and the Equilibrium Constant: Advantages of the Planck Function

Robert M. Rosenberg and Irving M. Klotz
p 1448
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1448

Chemical Kinetics in Constant-Pressure Systems

P. L. Corio
p 1452
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1452

Nonlinear Fitting to Kinetic Equations

Ian J. McNaught
p 1457
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1457

Information • Textbooks • Media • Resources

Mice in the Box for Zero-Order Kinetics

Francisco J. Arnáiz
p 1458
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1458

Old Rule of Thumb and the Arrhenius Equation

I. A. Leenson
p 1459
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1459

Propagation of Errors in Freshman Chemistry Textbooks: A Case Study Using the Magnetic Moment of a Spinning Electron

John B. Vincent
p 1460
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1460

Welcome JCE Subscriber! You've Got Online+!

Jon L. Holmes
p 1462
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1462

Writing Electron Dot Structures: Abstract of Issue 9905M

Kenneth R. Magnell
p 1463
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Tech Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1463
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MacMS: A Mass Spectrometer Simulator: Abstract of Issue 9906M

Robert A. Craig , Stephen W. Bigger
p 1464
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Tech Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1464
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Articles

Copper Content in Synthetic Copper Carbonate

H. Gamsjager and W. Preis
p 1339
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1339.1
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Copper Content in Synthetic Copper Carbonate

D. Sheeran
p 1339
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1339.2
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The Amateur Mineral Chemist

D. M. Morong
p 1340
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1340.1
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More on Double Replacement

G. B. Kauffman
p 1340
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1999 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1340.2
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