Table of Contents

February 2002
Volume 79, Issue 2
Pages 141-271

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Field-emission scanning electron micrograph (FESEM) of carbon nanotubules. These structures were grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) through the pyrolysis of methane onto iron-doped alumina catalyst particles. Depending on the deposition conditions, a variety of nanotube diameters and morphologies may be obtained. See the article "Chemical Vapor Deposition of Carbon Nanotubes. An Experiment in Materials Chemistry" by Bradley D. Fahlman on page 203.

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Chemical Education Today

Resolving to Contribute

John W. Moore
p 141
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p141
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The Science Teacher: Winter 2002

Steve Long
p 142
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p142

Cross-Connections of Chemistry

Diana S. Mason
p 143
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p143
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A Century of Chemical Dynamics Traced through the Nobel Prizes. 1909: Wilhelm Ostwald

Josh Van Houten
p 146
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p146

Chem 13 News: A Valuable Resource

Kathy Thorsen
p 150
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p150

The Physics Teacher: The Overlap of Chemistry and Physics

Roy W. Clark
p 154
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p154

Modeling Effective Teaching and Learning in Chemistry

Barbara A. Burke and Edward Walton
p 155
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p155

Formic Acid

Jay A. Young
p 157
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Communication)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p157

Copper(II) Sulfate Pentahydrate

Jay A. Young
p 158
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Communication)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p158

News and Announcements

JCE staff
p 159
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (News and Announcements)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p159
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Easy Derivation...

Julian L. Roberts Jr.
p 161
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p161
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Easy Derivation...

Stephen J. Hawkes
p 162
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p162
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Correctly Expressing Atomic Weights

George Gorin
p 163
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p163.1
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Correctly Expressing Atomic Weights

Moreno Paolini , Giovanni Cercignani and Carlo Bauer
p 163
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p163.2
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Academic Excellence (edited by Doyle, Michael P.)

Jerry R. Mohrig
p 165
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p165
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Chemistry CD (Sanctuary, B. C.)

Jack K. Steehler
p 166
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p166
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Stereochemistry (Morris, David G.)

R. David Crouch
p 167
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p167.1
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The Science of Chocolate (Beckett, Stephen T.)

Jeffrey Kovac
p 167
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p167.2
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Chemistry for Everyone

Chemistry under the Microscope—Lab-on-a-Chip Technologies

Coulton H. Legge
p 173
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p173

In the Classroom

Denitrification as a Model Chemical Process

Gordan Grguric
p 179
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p179

Colorful Azulene and Its Equally Colorful Derivatives

Robert S. H. Liu
p 183
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p183

Of Magnets and Mechanism

Edward G. Neeland
p 186
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Demo)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p186

Disorder - A Cracked Crutch for Supporting Entropy Discussions

Frank L. Lambert
p 187
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p187

First Law of Thermodynamics; Irreversible and Reversible Processes

Eric A. Gislason , Norman C. Craig
p 193
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p193

Rubber Bands, Free Energy, and Le Châtelier's Principle

Warren Hirsch
p 200A
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Activity)

Spontaneous Assembly of Soda Straws

D. J. Campbell , E. R. Freidinger , J. M. Hastings and M. K. Querns
p 201
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p201

In the Laboratory

Chemical Vapor Deposition of Carbon Nanotubes: An Experiment in Materials Chemistry

Bradley D. Fahlman
p 203
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p203

Chemical Analysis Using Scanning Force Microscopy. An Undergraduate Laboratory Experiment

Mathew M. Maye , Jin Luo , Li Han and Chuan-Jian Zhong
p 207
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p207

The Poisson Distribution and Single-Molecule Spectroscopy. An Undergraduate Analytical Laboratory Experiment

Elizabeth J. Harbron and Paul F. Barbara
p 211
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p211

Rare Gas Viscosities: A Learning Tool

Arthur M. Halpern
p 214
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p214

Magnetic Stirring with the Stirring Bar Length Exceeding the Vessel Diameter

Kirk W. Payne and Edmund J. Eisenbraun , James M. Lucas
p 217
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p217

The Mechanism of Aqueous Hydrolysis of Nitro Derivatives of Phenyl Phenylmethanesulfonate. An Organic Laboratory Experiment

S. D. Mulder , B. E. Hoogenboom and A. G. Splittgerber
p 218
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p218

Use of 15N Label in Organic Synthesis and Spectroscopy. Part I: Preparation of 15N-Labeled tert-Butylamine

Erach R. Talaty , Christopher A. Boese , Sanni M. Adewale , Mohammed S. Ismail , Frank A. Provenzano and Melissa J. Utz
p 221
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p221

Microscale Synthesis of a Diphenylisoxazoline by a 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition

William B. Martin , Laura J. Kateley , Dawn C. Wiser and Catherine A. Brummond
p 225
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Lab-Expt)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p225

The Electrophilic Bromination of Toluene: Determination of the Ortho, Meta, and Para Ratios by Quantitative FTIR Spectrometry

Ross E. Smith IV, James R. McKee and Murray Zanger
p 227
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Lab-Expt)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p227

Determination of the Rotameric Stability of 1,2-Dihaloethanes Using Infrared Spectroscopy. A Combined Experimental and Computational Project for the Physical Chemistry Laboratory

Brian D. Wladkowski and Steven J. Broadwater
p 230
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p230

An ABMX Spin System Study: From Experimental to Calculated Spectra

Christine Cordier , René Thouvenot , Hani Amouri and Michel Gruselle
p 234
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p234

Research: Science and Education

Deaf Students, Teachers, and Interpreters in the Chemistry Lab

Gina MacDonald , Brenda C. Seal , Dorothy H. Wynne
p 239
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p239

Teacher Perceptions in the Selection of Experiments

Luis D. Montes , Mark G. Rockley
p 244
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p244

Assessing Student Understanding of General Chemistry with Concept Mapping

Joseph S. Francisco , Mary B. Nakhleh , Susan C. Nurrenbern and Matthew L. Miller
p 248
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p248

The Symmetry Groups of Two Nonrigid Molecules

Sidney F. A. Kettle
p 258
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p258

The Michael Reaction

Thomas Poon , Bradford P. Mundy and Thomas W. Shattuck
p 264
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p264

Information • Textbooks • Media • Resources

Nonlinear Fits of Standard Curves: A Simple Route to Uncertainties in Unknowns

Carl Salter , Robert de Levie
p 268
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p268

Prospectus 2002

Jon L. Holmes and Nancy S. Gettys
p 271
Publication Date (Web): February 1, 2002 (Tech Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed079p271
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