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1. Count the Boxes—A Simple Guide to Determining Electronic Configuration
   K. Amoa, Chem. Educator [Online] 2006, 11(1) 2006, 1-3, S1430-4171(06)01987-0, DOI 10.1333/s00897050987a. [article link]
   Comment 1 (PDF 71 KB) by Vladimir M. Petruševski, Reply to Comment 1 (PDF 10 KB) (posted July 31, 2006 with format as submitted).
   
2. Recreating a Periodic Table
   Talanquer, V. Chem. Educator [Online] 2005, 10(2), 95-99 S1430-4171(05)02885-9, DOI 10.1333/s00897050885a. [article link]
   Comment 1 (PDF 199 KB) by Roy W. Clark, Reply to Comment 1 (PDF 105 KB) (posted April 29, 2005 with format as submitted).
3. Kauffman, G. B. Chem. Educator [Online] 2004, 9(3), 172-176 S1430-4171(04)03786-4, DOI 10.1333/s00897040786a. [article link]
   Comment 1 (PDF 199 KB) by Teodoro S. Kaufman and Edmundo A. Rúveda, Reply to Comment 1 (PDF 105 KB) (posted July 19, 2004 with format as submitted).
   
4. Entropy does not Follow from the First Law: Critique of "Entropy and the First Law of Thermodynamics"
   Wheeler, J. Chem. Educator [Online] 2003, 8(3), 171–176; DOI 10.1333/s00897030691a. [article link]
   Comment 1 (PDF 199 KB) by Panos Nikitas, Reply to Comment 1 (PDF 105 KB) (posted July 1, 2003 with format as submitted).
   
5. Construction and Evaluation of a LEGO Spectrophotometer for Student Use
   Knagge, K.; Raftery, D. Construction and Evaluation of a LEGO Spectrophotometer for Student Use . Chem. Educator, 2002, 7(6), 371-375; DOI 10.1007/s00897020615a. [article link]
   Comment 1 by Dean Campbell and Ellen Freidinger, [Editor note: reply not required] (posted May 2, 2003).
   
6. The Periodic Table: An Eight Period Table For The 21st Centrury
   Katz, G. Chem. Educator [Online] 2001, 6 (6), 324–332; DOI 10.1007/s00897010515a. [article link]
   Comment 1 by Eric Scerri, Reply to Comment 1 (posted August 30, 2002).
   
7. Spontaneous Distillation. Approaching Thermodynamic Equilibrium, A Marathon Experiment in Physical Chemistry
   Petruševski, V. M.* and Najdoski, M. Z. Chem. Educator [Online] 2001 6(2), 91–94; DOI 10.1007/s00897010465a. [article link]
   Comment 1 by Roy W. Clark, Reply to Comment 1 (posted June 1, 2001).
   
8. Recreation of Wöhler's Synthesis of Urea: An Undergraduate Organic Laboratory Exercise Batchelor, J. D.; Carpenter, E. E.; Holder, G. N.; Eagle, C. T. Chem. Educator [Online] , 1998, 3(6), S1430-4171(98)06271-X, DOI 10.1007/s00897980271a. [article link]
   Comment 1 by George B. Kauffman and Steven H. Chooljian, Reply to Comment 1 (posted February 16, 2001).
   
9. Titration vs. Tradition
   de Levie, R. Chem. Educator [Online] , 1996, 1(3), S1430-4171(96)03033-6 DOI 10.1007/s00897960033a. [article link]
   Comment 1 by Roy W. Clark, Reply to Comment 1 (posted February 16, 2001).
   
   
   

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