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September 2008
Volume 85, Issue 9
Pages 1163-1296
About the Cover:

This issue includes a number of biochemistry laboratory articles, and myoglobin is featured in several of them. In the article starting on page 1250, Gina MacDonald discusses teaching protein purification and characterization techniques as part of a student-initiated, project-oriented biochemistry laboratory course. Her students have chosen to purify a wide range of proteins, including myoglobin. On page 1260, Barbara T. Nash describes a computer-interfaced drop counter that can act as an inexpensive fraction collector for column chromatography. Students in her class apply this system to determine the molar mass of myoglobin by gel filtration chromatography. The representation of myoglobin shown on the cover (E. C. Liong and G. N. Phillips, Jr.) was created with PyMol (Frank DeLano).

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Chemical Education Today

d entropy of d wrld tends 2 a maximum

John W. Moore
p 1163
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1163
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You and New

Laura E. Slocum
p 1165
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Editorial)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1165
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Research Advances: New CO2 "Sponge"; Big Molecules with a Big Future; Solving the Mystery of the Metallic Sheen of Fish

Angela G. King
p 1166
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1166

The Scientist's Civic Responsibilities: Sharing Research and Scholarship on Capitol Hill

Kerry K. Karukstis
p 1170
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1170

A Colorful Connection for Your Classroom

Linda N. Fanis
p 1172
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1172

An Interview with Richard Goodman, 2008 Award Winner

JCE staff
p 1176
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1176

Is Mercury Now a Transition Element?

William B. Jensen
p 1182
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Commentary)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1182
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Ethyl Ether

Jay A. Young
p 1185
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Communication)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1185

2-Propanol

Jay A. Young
p 1186
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Communication)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1186

News and Announcements

JCE staff
p 1187
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (News and Announcements)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1187
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An Experimental Approach to Teaching and Learning Elementary Statistical Mechanics

Frank B. Ellis , David C. Ellis , Frank L. Lambert
p 1191
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1191
History, Education, and Documentation
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Undergraduates' Understanding of Entropy

Arnd H. Jungermann
p 1192
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1192.1
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Quantitative Determination of DNA–Ligand Binding: Improved Data Analysis

Todd P. Silverstein
p 1192
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1192.2
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Similar Articles about the Absorbance of Colored Drinks

Dale E. Wheeler and Samuella B. Sigmann
p 1194
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1194.1
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Reply to Similar Articles about the Absorbance of Colored Drinks

Karen E. Stevens
p 1194
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Letter)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1194.2
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The Alchemy of Air: A Jewish Genius, a Doomed Tycoon, and the Discovery that Changed the Course of History (Thomas Hager)

Jeffrey Kovac
p 1195
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Book and Media Review)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1195
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Chemistry for Everyone

Liebig–Wöhler Controversy and the Concept of Isomerism

Soledad Esteban
p 1201
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1201
History, Education, and Documentation

Selamat Datang di Indonesia: Learning about Chemistry and Chemistry Education in Indonesia

Brian P. Coppola
p 1204
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1204
History, Education, and Documentation

Learning Common Chinese Chemical Terms and Characters. A Resource for Scientific Research and Collaboration

David G. Churchill , Hsiu-Yi Chao
p 1210
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1210

In the Classroom

Forecasting Periodic Trends: A Semester-Long Team Exercise for Nonscience Majors

John Tierney
p 1215
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1215
History, Education, and Documentation

Appreciating Oxygen

Hilton M. Weiss
p 1218
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1218
History, Education, and Documentation

The Correlation of Binary Acid Strengths with Molecular Properties in First-Year Chemistry

Travis D. Fridgen
p 1220
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1220
History, Education, and Documentation

Helping Students Assess the Relative Importance of Different Intermolecular Interactions

Paul G. Jasien
p 1222
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1222
History, Education, and Documentation

Helping Students Make Sense of Logarithms and Logarithmic Relationships

Ed DePierro and Fred Garafalo , Rick Toomey
p 1226
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1226
History, Education, and Documentation

Examining Quantum Oddities within the Context of Other Major Scientific Theories

Pablo A. Molina
p 1229
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1229
History, Education, and Documentation

Remedial Mathematics for Quantum Chemistry

Lodewijk Koopman , Natasa Brouwer and André Heck , Wybren Jan Buma
p 1233
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1233
History, Education, and Documentation

"As Simple as Possible, but Not Simpler"—The Case of Dehydroascorbic Acid

Robert C. Kerber
p 1237
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1237
History, Education, and Documentation

The First 85 Years of C-Nitroso Compounds: A Survey of the Salient Features

Brian G. Gowenlock , George B. Richter-Addo
p 1243
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1243
History, Education, and Documentation

Frank Westheimer's Early Demonstration of Enzymatic Specificity

Addison Ault
p 1246
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1246
History, Education, and Documentation

In the Laboratory

Teaching Protein Purification and Characterization Techniques. A Student-Initiated, Project-Oriented Biochemistry Laboratory Course

Gina MacDonald
p 1250
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1250
History, Education, and Documentation

Förster Resonance Energy Transfer and Conformational Stability of Proteins. An Advanced Biophysical Module for Physical Chemistry Students

Katheryn M. Sanchez , Diana E. Schlamadinger , Jonathan E. Gable and Judy E. Kim
p 1253
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1253
History, Education, and Documentation

A Static Method as an Alternative to Gel Chromatography. An Experiment for the Undergraduate Biochemistry Laboratory

Alex D. Burum and Allan G. Splittgerber
p 1257
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1257
History, Education, and Documentation

A Computer-Interfaced Drop Counter as an Inexpensive Fraction Collector for Column Chromatography

Barbara T. Nash
p 1260
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1260
History, Education, and Documentation

A Non-Mercury Thermometer Alternative for Use in Older Melting Point Apparatuses

Lois K. Ongley , Clayton S. Kern and Barry W. Woods
p 1263
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1263
History, Education, and Documentation

Optimizing Chromatographic Separation: An Experiment Using an HPLC Simulator

R. A. Shalliker , S. Kayillo and G. R. Dennis
p 1265
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1265
History, Education, and Documentation

Quantitative Analysis of Sulfate in Water by Indirect EDTA Titration

Deirdre Belle-Oudry
p 1269
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1269
History, Education, and Documentation

The Comparative Nucleophilicity of Naphthoxide Derivatives in Reactions with a Fast-Red TR Dye. A Discovery-Oriented Capstone Project for the Second-Year Organic Laboratory

Cheryl M. Mascarenhas
p 1271
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1271
History, Education, and Documentation

The Discovery-Oriented Approach to Organic Chemistry. 7. Rearrangement of trans-Stilbene Oxide with Bismuth Trifluoromethanesulfonate and Other Metal Triflates. A Microscale Green Organic Chemistry Laboratory Experiment

James E. Christensen , Matthew G. Huddle , Jamie L. Rogers , Herbie Yung and Ram S. Mohan
p 1274
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1274
History, Education, and Documentation

Birge–Sponer Estimation of the C–H Bond Dissociation Energy in Chloroform Using Infrared, Near-Infrared, and Visible Absorption Spectroscopy. An Experiment in Physical Chemistry

M. L. Myrick , A. E. Greer , A. A. Nieuwland , R. J. Priore , J. Scaffidi , Danielle Andreatta and Paula Colavita
p 1276
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1276
History, Education, and Documentation

The Laser Synthesis of Linear Polyynes: The Particle in a Box Revisited

Bruce D. Anderson and Christopher M. Gordon
p 1279
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1279
History, Education, and Documentation

Research: Science and Education

The Particle Inside a Ring: A Two-Dimensional Quantum Problem Visualized by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Mark D. Ellison
p 1282
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1282
History, Education, and Documentation

On the Web

Quantum Chemistry Laboratory at Home

Juan C. Paniagua , Fernando Mota , Albert Solé and Eudald Vilaseca
p 1288
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1288
History, Education, and Documentation

Teaching Reaction Mechanisms Using the Curved Arrow Neglect (CAN) Method

John H. Penn and Abdulrahman G. Al-Shammari
p 1291
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Article)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1291
History, Education, and Documentation

Molecular Models of EDTA and Other Chelating Agents

William F. Coleman
p 1296
Publication Date (Web): September 1, 2008 (Tech Report)
DOI: 10.1021/ed085p1296
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