Table of Contents

September 2004
Volume 81, Issue 9
Pages 1239-1376
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A Small-Scale and Low-Cost Apparatus for the Electrolysis of Water by Per-Odd Eggen and Lise Kvittingen describes how to construct two simple, inexpensive, and illustrative apparatuses for the electrolysis of water using disposable polyethene pipets and floral wire. These apparatuses suit various grades and curricula.

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Chemical Education Today

Scientists, Engineers, and Community Colleges

John W. Moore
p 1239
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1239
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Rethinking the Classroom Laboratory

Diana S. Mason
p 1241
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1241
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Research Advances: Mass Spectrometric Monitoring of Animal Feed for BSE Spread; Ancient Oceans Had Less Oxygen; A Model for the Formation of Piezoelectric Single-Crystal Nanorings and Nanobows

Angela G. King
p 1242
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1242

Spinning ATOMS Draws Energy from FUSION

Raymond E. Turner
p 1246
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1246

1964 and 1984

Kathryn R. Williams
p 1251
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1251

The Science Teacher: Fall 2004

Steve Long
p 1254
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1254

Chemistry Is Not a Laboratory Science

Stephen J. Hawkes
p 1257
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Commentary)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1257
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The Origin of Alcohol Proof

William B. Jensen
p 1258
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1258

Silver Nitrate

Jay A. Young
p 1259
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1259

Mercury(II) Chloride

Jay A. Young
p 1260
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1260

News and Announcements

JCE staff
p 1261
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (News and Announcements)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1261
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Reaction to Why Do We Teach Equilibrium Calculations?

Don L. Lewis
p 1265
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1265.1
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Reaction to Why Do We Teach Equilibrium Calculations?

Stephen J. Hawkes
p 1265
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1265.2
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Redundant Assumption

Bruno Lunelli
p 1267
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1267.1
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Partial Pressure Curve

Bruno Lunelli
p 1267
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1267.2
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Partial Pressure Curve (the author replies)

Trevor M. Letcher
p 1267
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1267.3
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Getting Science Grants: Effective Strategies for Funding Success (Thomas R. Blackburn)

Joseph E. Earley Sr.
p 1268
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1268
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Bioanalytical Chemistry (Susan R. Mikkelsen and Eduardo Cortón)

Jack K. Steehler
p 1270
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1270
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Medicinal Chemistry - An Introduction; Fundamentals of Medicinal Chemistry (Gareth Thomas)

Eugene Gooch
p 1271
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1271
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Ion Chromatography

The 12th Annual James L. Waters Symposium at Pittcon: Ion Chromatography

Adrian C. Michael
p 1277
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1277.1

Ion Chromatography: An Account of Its Conception and Early Development

Hamish Small
p 1277
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1277.2
History, Education, and Documentation

The History of Ion Chromatography: The Engineering Perspective

Barton Evans
p 1285
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1285
History, Education, and Documentation

A Computer-Based Undergraduate Exercise Using Internet-Accessible Simulation Software for the Study of Retention Behavior and Optimization of Separation Conditions in Ion Chromatography

Paul R. Haddad , Matthew J. Shaw , John E. Madden and Greg W. Dicinoski
p 1293
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1293
History, Education, and Documentation

Application of Ion Chromatography to the Investigation of Real-World Samples

David J. Rakestraw , Rebecca J. Whelan , Theresa E. Hannon and Richard N. Zare
p 1299
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1299

Chemistry for Everyone

Conceiving of Concept Maps To Foster Meaningful Learning: An Interview with Joseph D. Novak

Liberato Cardellini
p 1303
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1303
History, Education, and Documentation

Discrepant Event: The Great Bowling Ball Float-Off

William F. Griffith , Kathleen Holley , Diana Mason , Sharon E. Hogue , Kirk Hunter
p 1309
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1309

Bowling for Density!

Kathleen Holley and Diana Mason , Kirk Hunter
p 1312A
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Activity)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1312A

In the Classroom

A Course To Prepare Peer Leaders To Implement a Student-Assisted Learning Method

Lydia T. Tien , Vicki Roth , J. A. Kampmeier
p 1313
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1313
History, Education, and Documentation

Teaching Ionic Solvation Structure with a Monte Carlo Liquid Simulation Program

Agostinho Serrano , Flávia M. T. Santos and Ileana M. Greca
p 1322
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1322
History, Education, and Documentation

In the Laboratory

Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Simple Liquids

Owen F. Speer , Brian C. Wengerter and Ramona S. Taylor
p 1330
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1330
History, Education, and Documentation

Application of Light-Emitting Diodes and Photodiodes Coupled to Optic Fibers To Study the Dependence of Liquid Viscosity on Temperature

C. Molina , L. Victoria and A. Arenas
p 1333
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1333

A Small-Scale and Low-Cost Apparatus for the Electrolysis of Water

Per-Odd Eggen , Lise Kvittingen
p 1337
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1337
History, Education, and Documentation

Construction of a Small-Scale and Low-Cost Gas Apparatus

Lise Kvittingen , Richard Verley
p 1339
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1339
History, Education, and Documentation

A Simple, Inexpensive Water-Jacketed Cuvette for the Spectronic 20

Jonathan E. Thompson and Jason Ting
p 1341
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1341
History, Education, and Documentation

Sink Inserts for Flood Prevention

Fraser F. Fleming , Daniel J. Bodnar and David L. Hardesty
p 1344
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1344

Solvent-Free Synthesis of Chalcones

Daniel R. Palleros
p 1345
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1345
History, Education, and Documentation

Electrophilic Anti Addition of Bromine to 2-Methylbut-2-ene with the N-Methylpyrrolidin-2-one Hydrotribromide Complex

Jean-François Berrien , Olivier Provot , Delphine Joseph and Alain Bekaert
p 1348
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1348
History, Education, and Documentation

Catalytic Hydrogenation of Organic Compounds without H2 Supply: An Electrochemical System

Daniela Maria do Amaral Ferraz Navarro and Marcelo Navarro
p 1350
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1350

Scaling Up Effects in the Organic Laboratory

Anna Persson and Ulf M. Lindström
p 1353
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1353
History, Education, and Documentation

Wittig Reaction Using a Stabilized Phosphorus Ylid: An Efficient and Stereoselective Synthesis of Ethyl trans-Cinnamate

Traci J. Speed , Jean P. McIntyre and Dasan M. Thamattoor
p 1355
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1355
History, Education, and Documentation

Competition Experiments as a Means of Evaluating Linear Free Energy Relationships. An Experiment for the Advanced Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Lab

Richard J. Mullins , Andrei Vedernikov and Rajesh Viswanathan
p 1357
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1357
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Research: Science and Education

The Conversion of Carboxylic Acids to Ketones: A Repeated Discovery

John W. Nicholson , Alan D. Wilson
p 1362
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1362
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Alkaloids: Strychnine, Codeine, Heroin, and Morphine

William F. Coleman
p 1366
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Tech Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1366
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Unified Approximations: A New Approach for Monoprotic Weak Acid-Base Equilibria

Harry L. Pardue , Ihab N. Odeh and Teweldemedhin M. Tesfai
p 1367
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1367
History, Education, and Documentation

Information • Textbooks • Media • Resources

JCE Back Issues - Here Come Some More!

Jon L. Holmes
p 1376
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2004 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed081p1376
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