Table of Contents

February 1999
Volume 76, Issue 2
Pages 149-288
About the Cover:

The cover features a collage of images from chemical industry. Chadwick A. Tolman and George W. Parshall discuss "Fifty-Year Trends in the Chemical Industry: What Do They Mean for Chemical Education?" in this month's Viewpoints article on pages 177-189.

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Chemical Education Today

What Did You Try Last Semester? How Did It Work?

John W. Moore
p 149
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p149
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Especially for High School Teachers

J. Emory Howell
p 151
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p151
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News from Online: Industrial Chemicals and Polymers

Carolyn Sweeney Judd
p 152
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p152

Color by Chemists!

Kathryn R. Williams
p 154
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p154

Electron-Momentum Spectroscopy and the Measurement of Orbitals: Interesting Results for Chemists from the American Journal of Physics

Frank Rioux
p 156
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p156

The NSF "Systemic" Projects- A New Tradition

Gordon M. Barrow
p 158
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Commentary)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p158
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Response to The NSF "Systemic" Projects- A New Tradition Commentary by Gordon Barrow

Brock Spencer , David K. Gosser Jr. and Orville L. Chapman
p 159
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Commentary)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p159
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Seeding the Physical and Analytical Laboratory Curriculum with Interdisciplinary Applications

Janice Reutt-Robey , Neil Blough and Richard Rebbert
p 161
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p161

Systemic Education Reform: Links from the NSF Web Site

Donald J. Wink
p 162
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p162

News and Announcements

JCE staff
p 163
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (News and Announcements)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p163
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Correction to Chemical Reactions in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

Chien M. Wai , Fred Hunt , Min Ji and Xiaoyuan Chen
p 166
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Addition/Correction)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p166
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Understanding Organic Reaction Mechanisms (Jacobs, Adam)

Samuel S. Stradling
p 167
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p167.1
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Understanding Organic Reaction Mechanisms (Jacobs, Adam)

Daniel Berger
p 167
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p167.2
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The Visual Display of Quantitative Information; Envisioning Information; Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative (Tufte, Edward R.)

Harold H. Harris
p 169
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p169
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Applications of Atomic Spectrometry to Regulatory Compliance Monitoring, 2nd Edition (Jenniss, Stephen W.; Katz, Sidney A.; Lynch, Richard W.)

Doreen Mehs
p 170
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p170.1
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Molecular Quantum Mechanics, 3rd Edition (Atkins, P. W.; Friedman, R. S.)

Terry S. Carlton
p 170
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p170.2
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The Art of Molecular Dynamics Simulation (Rapaport, D. C.)

Stephen P. Molner
p 171
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p171
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Chemical Achievers: The Human Face of the Chemical Sciences (Bowden, Mary Ellen)

George B. Kauffman
p 172
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p172
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Viewpoints

Fifty-Year Trends in the Chemical Industry: What Do They Mean for Chemical Education?

George W. Parshall , Chadwick A. Tolman
p 177
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Commentary)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p177
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Chemistry Everyday for Everyone

Building the Interest of High School Students for Science- A PACT Ambassador Program To Investigate Soap Manufacturing and Industrial Chemistry

Karen Hagaman , Anne Munson and Mark Sabo , Matthew Lynch , Nicholas Geary
p 191
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p191

Soapmaking

JCE staff
p 192A
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Activity)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p192A

Promoting Chemistry at the Elementary Level: A Low-Maintenance Program of Chemical Demonstrations

Larry L. Louters and Richard D. Huisman
p 196
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p196

Is It Real Gold?

Harold H. Harris
p 198
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p198

Why Gold and Copper Are Colored but Silver Is Not

Ariel H. Guerrero , Héctor J. Fasoli and José Luis Costa
p 200
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p200

In the Classroom

Gold Chemistry: The Aurophilic Attraction

Manuel Bardají and Antonio Laguna
p 201
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p201
History, Education, and Documentation

Errata: Opportunities To Promote Critical Thinking

Charles M. Wynn Sr.
p 203
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p203

A Novel Multipurpose Model Set for Teaching General Chemistry

H. O. Gupta and Brahm Parkash
p 204
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p204

The "Big Dog-Puppy Dog" Analogy for Resonance

Todd P. Silverstein
p 206
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p206

The Fizz Keeper, a Case Study in Chemical Education, Equilibrium, and Kinetics

Reed Howald
p 208
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p208

The Ammonia Smoke Fountain: An Interesting Thermodynamic Adventure

M. Dale Alexander , Daniel T. Haworth
p 210
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Demo)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p210

How Thermodynamic Data and Equilibrium Constants Changed When the Standard-State Pressure Became 1 Bar

Richard S. Treptow
p 212
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p212

Thermodynamic Diagrams

Scot Chaston
p 216
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p216
History, Education, and Documentation

Realistic Thermodynamic Curves Describing a Second-Order Phase Transition

Paul W. R. Bessonette and Mary Anne White
p 220
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p220

Description of Regions in Two-Component Phase Diagrams

Robert M. Rosenberg
p 223
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p223

Melting Point Range and Phase Diagrams- Confusing Laboratory Textbook Descriptions

Kenn E. Harding
p 224
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p224

There Is No Perceptible Inflection at the Triple Point

Stephen J. Hawkes
p 226
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p226

In the Laboratory

Survey of Binary Azeotropes as Physical Chemistry Lab Experiments with Attention to Cost, Safety, and the Environment

Robert J. Glinski , Christopher W. Smith and Jason B. Cooke
p 227
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p227

Design for a Miniature Portable Fume Hood

Ronald A. Bailey and Samuel C. Wait Jr.
p 228
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p228

An Introductory Organic Lab for the Problem-Solving Lab Approach

Edward G. Neeland
p 230
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p230

Teaching Polymer Science to Third-Year Undergraduate Chemistry Students

Alan Jefferson and David N. Phillips
p 232
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p232

An Undergraduate Experiment in Polyester (PET) Synthesis

Andrew N. Cammidge
p 236
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p236

Microscale Synthesis and 1H NMR Analysis of Tetraphenylporphyrins

Diane F. Marsh , RaeAnne E. Falvo and Larry M. Mink
p 237
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Lab-Expt)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p237

Pungency Quantitation of Hot Pepper Sauces Using HPLC

Thomas A. Betts
p 240
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p240
History, Education, and Documentation

Analysis of Volatile Fragrance and Flavor Compounds by Headspace Solid Phase Microextraction and GC-MS: An Undergraduate Instrumental Analysis Experiment

Randolph C. Galipo , Alfredo J. Canhoto , Michael D. Walla and Stephen L. Morgan
p 245
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p245

Student Understanding of Chromatography: A Hands-On Approach

Robert D. Curtright , Randy Emry , John Markwell
p 249
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p249
History, Education, and Documentation

Internal Standard Calculations in Chromatography

Judy A. Magee and Antony C. Herd
p 252
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p252

Determination of Surface Coverage of an Adsorbate on Silica Using FTIR Spectroscopy

Jeanne E. Pemberton , Laurie L. Wood and Ghanshyam S. Ghoman
p 253
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p253

Research: Science and Education

How Mathematics Figures in Chemistry: Some Examples

John Andraos
p 258
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p258

Maximum Chemical and Physical Hardness

Ralph G. Pearson
p 267
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p267
History, Education, and Documentation

How Do Approximations Affect the Solutions to Kinetic Equations?

Jonathan M. Goodman
p 275
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p275

Information • Textbooks • Media • Resources

The Calculation of Standard Enthalpies of Formation of Alkanes: Illustrating Molecular Mechanics and Spreadsheet Programs

Eric Leigh Hawk
p 278
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p278

A Multimedia Approach to Lab Reporting via Computer Presentation Software

Gregory T. Jenkinson and Ana Fraiman
p 283
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p283

JCE Online: Interactive Fourier Transform Activities

Theresa Julia Zielinski
p 285
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p285

An Introduction to the Fourier Transform: IntroFourierTransform.mcd and LectureIntroFT.mcd

Scott E. Van Bramer
p 286
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p286.1

Fourier Transforms of Molecular Vibrations: FTMolVib.mcd, FTAnharm.mcd, and FTLifeTime.mcd

W. Tandy Grubbs
p 286
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p286.2

Exploring Fourier Transform Techniques with Mathcad: FTIntro.mcd, FT2IR.mcd, FT3Pulse,mcd, and FT4FreeIndDecay.mcd

Mark Iannone
p 286
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p286.3

A GC Instrument Simulator

D. Bruce Armitage
p 287
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Tech Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p287
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Torsional Angle Driver (TorAD) System for HyperChem/Excel

Ronald Starkey
p 288
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Tech Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p288
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Articles

Instructional Scanning Tunneling Microscope, 1

Marya Lieberman
p 165
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p165.1
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Instructional Scanning Tunneling Microscope, 2

Albert Lotz
p 165
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p165.2
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Instructional Scanning Tunneling Microscope (the author replies)

Carl Steven Rapp
p 165
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p165.3
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Spontaneity and log K

Irving M. Klotz and Robert M. Rosenberg
p 165
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p165.4
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Reforming High School Chemistry Textbooks

David W. Trapp
p 165
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 1999 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed076p165.5
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