Table of Contents

December 2000
Volume 77, Issue 12
Pages 1535-1657
About the Cover:

This issue contains articles that discuss a broad range of applications of chemistry to our environment. The three articles illustrated on the cover involve water chemistry. In the upper left, students from Evergreen College prepare to collect a sediment sample from Puget Sound (page 1594; photo by Frederick Tabbutt). In the upper right, students from the University of Washington conduct water quality analyses for community groups (page 1538; photo by the University of Washington). The water from the treatment plant shown at the bottom is analyzed for fluoride by students at the University of Texas at El Paso (page 1604; photo by Barbara Rum).

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Chemical Education Today

Before It's Too Late

John W. Moore
p 1535
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1535
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Especially for High School Teachers

J. Emory Howell
p 1537
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1537
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What Is Service Learning?

Deborah Wiegand , Melissa Strait
p 1538
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1538

Refrigeration—From Ice Man to Ozone Hole

Kathryn R. Williams
p 1540
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1540

Green Chemistry and Education

Dennis L. Hjeresen , Janet M. Boese , David L. Schutt
p 1543
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1543
History, Education, and Documentation

Integrating the General Chemistry and General Biology Curriculum

José C. Barreto
p 1548
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1548

Research Opportunities for Undergraduate Institutions at the NSF Web Site

Donald J. Wink
p 1549
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1549

Implementation of an Environmental Focus in an Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum by the Addition of Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry

Cynthia Atterholt , David J. Butcher , J. Roger Bacon , William R. Kwochka and Royce Woosley
p 1550
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1550
History, Education, and Documentation

News and Announcements

JCE staff
p 1552
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (News and Announcements)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1552
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Design of Experiments (about J. Chem. Educ. 1999, 76, 1560-1561)

Benjamin J. Luberoff
p 1557
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1557.1

Design of Experiments (about J. Chem. Educ. 1999, 76, 1560-1561)

David M. Birney
p 1557
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1557.2

Standardizing Iodine (about J. Chem. Educ. 1999, 76, 1421-1422)

Stephen J. Hawkes
p 1557
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1557.3

Solubility and Solubility Products (about J. Chem. Educ. 1998, 75, 1179-1181 and J. Chem. Educ. 1998, 75, 1182-1185)

R. Bruce Martin
p 1558
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1558.1

Solubility and Solubility Products (about J.Chem. Educ. 1998, 75, 1179-1181 and J.Chem. Educ. 1998, 75, 1182-1185)

Roy W. Clark and Judith M. Bonicamp
p 1558
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1558.2

A Simple Derivation of the Boltzmann Distribution—A Comment (about J. Chem. Educ. 1999, 76, 1393-1394)

Frank Rioux
p 1559
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1559.1

A Simple Derivation of the Boltzmann Distribution—A Comment (about J. Chem. Educ. 1999, 76, 1393-1394)

Sean McDowell
p 1559
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1559.2

What Does It Mean to Be a Professor? (about J. Chem. Educ. 1999, 76, 1610-1611)

Frederick D. Tabbutt
p 1559
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1559.3

What Does It Mean to Be a Professor? (about J. Chem. Educ. 1999, 76, 1610-1611)

Robert L. Lichter
p 1559
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1559.4

The Complexity of Teaching and Learning Chemical Equilibrium

João C. M. Paiva , Victor M. S. Gil
p 1560
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1560.1

The Complexity of Teaching and Learning Chemical Equilibrium (about J. Chem. Educ., 1999, 76, 554-558)

David Treagust
p 1560
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1560.2

A Primer on Quality in the Analytical Laboratory (by John Kenkel)

David T. Harvey
p 1561
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1561.1

Interpreting Organic Spectra (by D. Whittaker)

Charles G. Bass
p 1561
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1561.2

Fundamental Chemical Kinetics, An Explanatory Introduction to the Concepts (by Margaret Robson Wright)

Michael P. McCann
p 1562
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1562

Crystal Structures: Lattices and Solids in Stereoview (by Mark Ladd)

Guy Crundwell
p 1563
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1563

Quantum Chemistry, 5th Edition (by Ira N. Levine)

Robert J. Hinde
p 1564
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1564

Speaking of Science. Notable Quotes on Science, Engineering, and the Environment (by Jon Fripp, Michael Fripp, and Deborah Fripp)

Ronald M. Magid
p 1565
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1565

Chemistry for Everyone

An Interview with Alex H. Johnstone

Liberato Cardellini
p 1571
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1571

Climate Change and Its Effect on Coral Reefs

Ralph E. Weston Jr.
p 1574
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1574
History, Education, and Documentation

The Cost of Converting a Gasoline-Powered Vehicle to Propane. A Practical Review Problem for Senior High School or Introductory Chemistry

Michael P. Jansen
p 1578
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1578

In the Classroom

A vivid demonstration of dependence of overvoltage on the physical state of a metal deposited on the electrode

Ali Mardan and Rumana Ajaz
p 1580
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Demo)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1580
History, Education, and Documentation

Improvement of sugar-chlorate rocket demonstration

Robert Eliason , Eric J. Lee , Darren Wakefield and Adam Bergren
p 1581
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Demo)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1581
History, Education, and Documentation

A classroom demonstration of the formation of aerosols from biogenic hydrocarbons

Timothy J. Wallington and Michael D. Hurley , Jean M. Andino , Richard P. Wayne
p 1584
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Demo)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1584

Integration of Pre-college Chemistry Education and the GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) Program

R. Camacho-Zapata and J. López-Garriga
p 1586
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1586
History, Education, and Documentation

Senior Seminar Focusing on Societal Issues Related to Chemistry and Biochemistry

Harold B. White III, Murray V. Johnston and Manuel Panar
p 1590
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1590
History, Education, and Documentation

Water: A Powerful Theme for an Interdisciplinary Course

Frederick Dean Tabbutt
p 1594
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1594
History, Education, and Documentation

Understanding the Greenhouse Effect: Is Global Warming Real? An Integrated Lab-Lecture Case Study for Non-science Majors

R. Brzenk , A. Moore and M. J. Alfano , P. T. Buckley and M. E. Newman , Frank M. Dunnivant
p 1602
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1602

In the Laboratory

Applications of a U.S. EPA-Approved Method for Fluoride Determination in an Environmental Chemistry Laboratory: Fluoride Detection in Drinking Water

Gabrielle Rum , Wen-Yee Lee and Jorge Gardea-Torresdey
p 1604
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1604
History, Education, and Documentation

Hand-Held Conductivity Meter and Probe for Small Volumes and Field Work

Barry R. Ganong
p 1606
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1606
History, Education, and Documentation

Fizzy Drinks: Stoichiometry You Can Taste

Brian Rohrig
p 1608A
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Activity)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1608A

Turbidimetric Analysis of Water and Wastewater Samples Using a Spectrofluorimeter

Jason J. Evans
p 1609
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1609
History, Education, and Documentation

An Undergraduate Experiment for the Measurement of Trace Metals in Core Sediments by ICP-AES and GFAAS

Scott A. Mabury , Dan Mathers , David A. Ellis , Patrick Lee and Adam M. Marsella , Marianne Douglas
p 1611
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1611
History, Education, and Documentation

Quantitative Analysis of Non-UV-Absorbing Cations in Soil Samples by High-Performance Capillary Electrophoresis. An Experiment for Undergraduate Instrumental Analysis Laboratory

Jason A. Gruenhagen , Dana Delaware and Yinfa Ma
p 1613
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1613
History, Education, and Documentation

Fluorescence Measurement of Pyrene Wall Adsorption and Pyrene Association with Humic Acids. An Experiment for Physical Chemistry or Instrumental Methods

Edward C. Shane , Miranda Price-Everett and Tonya Hanson
p 1617
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1617
History, Education, and Documentation

ELISA and GC-MS as Teaching Tools in the Undergraduate Environmental Analytical Chemistry Laboratory

Ruth I. Wilson , Dan T. Mathers and Scott A. Mabury , Greg M. Jorgensen
p 1619
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1619
History, Education, and Documentation

The Determination of Ergosterol in Environmental Samples. An Interdisciplinary Project Involving Techniques of Analytical and Organic Chemistry

Eugene J. Volker , Dan DiLella , Kim Terneus , Carson Baldwin and Ilona Volker
p 1621
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1621
History, Education, and Documentation

The Role of Automated Instrumentation in Undergraduate Chemistry

Suzanne Bell
p 1624
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1624
History, Education, and Documentation

Green Chemistry in the Organic Teaching Laboratory: An Environmentally Benign Synthesis of Adipic Acid

Scott M. Reed and James E. Hutchison
p 1627
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1627
History, Education, and Documentation

The Label Didn't Say Not to Do It

Jay A. Young
p 1629
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1629

Hot Chili Peppers: Extraction, Cleanup, and Measurement of Capsaicin

Jiping Huang and Scott A. Mabury , John C. Sagebiel
p 1630
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1630
History, Education, and Documentation

Use of a Dynamic Headspace GC-MS Method for the Study of Volatile Organic Compounds in Polyethylene Packaging. An Undergraduate Experiment in Polymer Analysis

Steven C. Hodgson , R. John Casey , John D. Orbell and Stephen W. Bigger
p 1631
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1631
History, Education, and Documentation

Infrared Spectrum and Group Theoretical Analysis of the Vibrational Modes of Carbonyl Sulfide

Michael J. Tubergen and Richard J. Lavrich , James W. McCargar
p 1637
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1637
History, Education, and Documentation

Research: Science and Education

Understanding, Deriving, and Computing Buffer Capacity

Edward T. Urbansky and Michael R. Schock
p 1640
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1640
History, Education, and Documentation

Carbinolamines and Geminal Diols in Aqueous Environmental Organic Chemistry

Edward T. Urbansky
p 1644
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1644
History, Education, and Documentation

Information • Textbooks • Media • Resources

Cl2O4 in the Stratosphere: A Collaborative Computational Physical Chemistry Project

Lisa S. Lever , Jerry J. Howe , David M. Whisnant
p 1648
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1648

Local Atmospheric Chemistry and Ozone Model (LACOM)

Liisa Pirjola
p 1650
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1650
History, Education, and Documentation

Approaching Equilibrium in the N2O4-NO2 System: A Common Mistake in Textbooks

I. A. Leenson
p 1652
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1652
History, Education, and Documentation

Journal of Chemical Education on CD-ROM, 2000

p 1656
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1656

Index

Author, Subject, and Book Review Index

p 1657
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1657

Articles

Vibrational Spectra and Heat Capacity of Methane, and the Speed of Sound

Ronald Tennis , Ryan Bailey and Giles Henderson
p 1634
Publication Date (Web): December 1, 2000 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed077p1634
History, Education, and Documentation
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