Table of Contents

November 2001
Volume 78, Issue 11
Pages 1439-1560
About the Cover:

Papermaking is the JCE Classroom Activity in this issue (p 1512A) and a wonderful way to celebrate chemistry and art, the theme of this year's National Chemistry Week (November 4-10, 2001). The art paper on the cover is a beautiful manifestation of the attractions between cellulose molecules as well as relations between art and science. The art paper is part of "From the Heart", a series by Wisconsin paper artist Jura Silverman.

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Chemical Education Today

Technology and Tragedy

John W. Moore
p 1439
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1439
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Especially for High School Teachers

J. Emory Howell
p 1441
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1441
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Indigo and Tyrian Purple—In Nature and in the Lab

Paul F. Schatz
p 1442
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1442

Biology of the Blues: The Snails behind the Ancient Dyes

Carol Steinhart
p 1444
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1444

Sweet Stuff

Kathryn R. Williams
p 1446
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1446

Workplace Skills Taught in a Simulated Analytical Department

Susan Sonchik Marine
p 1448
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1448

The Role of Lewis Structures in Teaching Covalent Bonding

S. R. Logan
p 1457
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Commentary)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1457
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Turpentine

Jay A. Young
p 1459
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Communication)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1459

Sucrose

Jay A. Young
p 1460
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Communication)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1460

News and Announcements

JCE staff
p 1461
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (News and Announcements)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1461
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Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry: Practices and Techniques (Taylor, Howard E.)

John K. Sanders
p 1465
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1465
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Chemical Kinetics and Reaction Dynamics (Houston, Paul L.)

John R. Krenos
p 1466
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1466
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d- and f-Block Chemistry (Jones, Chris J.)

Les L. Pesterfield
p 1468
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1468
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Introduction to Physical Polymer Science, 3rd Edition (Sperling, L. H.)

Shawn B. Allin
p 1469
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1469.1
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NMR Spectroscopy in Inorganic Chemistry (Iggo, Jonathan A.)

L. H. Doerrer
p 1469
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1469.2
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Chemistry for Everyone

Qualitative Analysis of Fourteen White Solids and Two Mixtures Using Household Chemicals

Sally Solomon , Bryan Brook , Justine Ciraolo , Shawn Daly and Leia Jackson , Maria Oliver-Hoyo and DeeDee Allen
p 1475
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1475

In the Classroom

A liquid prism for refractive index studies

Michael D. Edmiston
p 1479
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Demo)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1479

The use of an inexpensive laser pointer to perform qualitative and semiquantitative laser refractometry

Amarílis de Vicente Finageiv Neder , Edgardo García and Leonardo N. Viana
p 1481
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Demo)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1481

Demonstrating chirality: Using a mirror with physical models to show non-superimposability of chiral molecules with their mirror images

Michael J. Collins
p 1484
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Demo)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1484

The Use of Stick Figures to Visualize Fischer Projections

Laurie S. Starkey
p 1486
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1486
History, Education, and Documentation

An Early Emphasis on Symmetry and a Three-Dimensional Perspective in the Chemistry Curriculum

Scott E. McKay and Steven R. Boone
p 1487
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1487
History, Education, and Documentation

General Chemistry and Cell Biology: An Experiment in Curricular Symbiosis

A. Truman Schwartz and Jan Serie
p 1490
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1490
History, Education, and Documentation

Teaching Bronsted-Lowry Acid-Base Theory in a Direct Comprehensive Way

Jamie L. Adcock
p 1495
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1495

The Relative Acidities of Water and Methanol

Henry I. Abrash
p 1496
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1496

The Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation: Its History and Limitations

Henry N. Po and N. M. Senozan
p 1499
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1499
History, Education, and Documentation

In the Laboratory

Acid-Base Indicators: A New Look at an Old Topic

Ara S. Kooser , Judith L. Jenkins and Lawrence E. Welch
p 1504
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1504
History, Education, and Documentation

Using Guided Inquiry to Study Optical Activity and Optical Rotatory Dispersion in a Cross-Disciplinary Chemistry Lab

Michael A. Vaksman and James W. Lane
p 1507
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1507

Applied Electronics: Construction of a Simple Spectrophotometer

Melissa A. Thal , Michael J. Samide
p 1510
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1510

New Paper from Newspaper

JCE staff
p 1512A
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Activity)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1512A

The Construction of the UCSC Econo-Box: An Inexpensive Yet Effective Glove Box

Jeff T. Suri
p 1513
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1513

An Inexpensive Water Jacket for a Polarimeter Tube

F. A. Kundell and W. A. Adkins
p 1516
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1516
History, Education, and Documentation

The Hydrogenation of Cyclododecene by Lithium Naphthalenide and Nickel Chloride Dihydrate

Francisco Alonso and Miguel Yus
p 1517
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1517

Synthesis and Self-Assembly of the "Tennis Ball" Dimer and Subsequent Encapsulation of Methane. An Advanced Organic Chemistry Laboratory Experiment

Fraser Hof , Liam C. Palmer and Julius Rebek Jr.
p 1519
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1519

Network Complexes of Copper(I) Halides

Robert D. Pike , Peter M. Graham , Kathryn A. Guy , T. Jason Johnson , Jenine R. Cole , Sarah M. Stamps and Lauren E. Klemmer
p 1522
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1522

An Alternative Confirmatory Test for Silver Ion in Qualitative Analysis

Edwin Li , Louis J. Kirschenbaum , Elmo Resende and Ben Ruekberg
p 1524
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1524

Using Capillary Electrophoresis to Determine the Purity of Acetylsalicylic Acid Synthesized in the Undergraduate Laboratory

Frank Welder and Christa L. Colyer
p 1525
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1525
History, Education, and Documentation

Teaching Experimental Design Using an Exercise in Protein Fractionation

J. P. Loke , D. Hancock , J. M. Johnston , J. Dimauro and G. S. Denyer
p 1528
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1528

Biocatalytic Lactone Generation in Genetically Engineered Escherichia coli and Identification of Products by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectroscopy

Jon Stewart , Chad Slawson and Robert Potter
p 1533
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1533

The Effect of Organic Solvents and Other Parameters on Trypsin-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Nα[alpha]-Benzoyl-arginine-p-nitroanilide. A Project-Oriented Biochemical Experiment

L. C. Correia , A. C. Bocewicz , S. A. Esteves , M. G. Pontes , L. M. Versieux , S. M. R. Teixeira , M. M. Santoro and M. P. Bemquerer
p 1535
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1535
History, Education, and Documentation

Micellar Effects on the Spontaneous Hydrolysis of Phenyl Chloroformate. A Kinetic Experiment for the Physical Chemistry Laboratory

Juan Crugeiras , J. Ramón Leis and Ana Ríos
p 1538
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1538

The Measurement of Activity Coefficients in Concentrated Electrolyte Solutions. An Experiment for the Physical Chemistry Laboratory

Judith M. Bonicamp , Ashley Loflin and Roy W. Clark
p 1541
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1541
History, Education, and Documentation

Research: Science and Education

Boiling Points of the Family of Small Molecules, CHwFxClyBrz: How Are They Related to Molecular Mass?

Michael Laing
p 1544
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1544

Information • Textbooks • Media • Resources

Integrating Computational Chemistry into a Project-Oriented Biochemistry Laboratory Experience: A New Twist on the Lysozyme Experiment

Rachel R. Peterson and James R. Cox
p 1551
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1551

Goals and Objectives for Student Mathcad Activities

Theresa Julia Zielinski
p 1556
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1556.1

The Carnot Cycle

Harold H. Harris
p 1556
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1556.2

Variational Methods Applied to the Particle in a Box

W. Tandy Grubbs
p 1557
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1557.1

Relating Qualitative Analysis to Equilibrium Principles

Glenn V. Lo
p 1557
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1557.2

Advanced Chemistry Collection, 2nd Edition. Abstract of Special Issue 28, 2nd Edition, a CD-ROM (for Students)

p 1558
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Tech Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1558
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Spec UV-Vis: An Ultraviolet-Visible Spectrophotometer Simulation

N. Papadopoulos , Maria Limniou , Giannis Koklamanis , Apostolos Tsarouxas and Mpampis Roilidis , Stephen W. Bigger
p 1560
Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2001 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed078p1560
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