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Table of Contents Vol. 8 Issue 5

In the Classroom

Yuanjian Deng:
Weak Electrolytes: When Should We Solve the Quadratic Equation?
Chem. Educator 8 (2003) 5, 295-297
DOI 10.1333/s00897030721a
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Robert de Levie,* Guido Frison, and Alberto Calatroni:
Solving pH Problems on a Spreadsheet
Chem. Educator 8 (2003) 5, 298-302
DOI 10.1333/s00897030718a
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Xiaoping Sun:
A Study of the S_N2 Mechanism by Symmetry Rules and Qualitative Molecular Orbital Theory
Chem. Educator 8 (2003) 5, 303-306
DOI 10.1333/s00897030717a
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Laboratories and Demonstrations

Jongwook Park,* Byunghoon Chung, and Jongseok Park:
Demonstration of an Outdoor Hydrogen/Oxygen Explosion: Launching a Water Rocket Ignited by an Electric Bulb
Chem. Educator 8 (2003) 5, 307-308
DOI 10.1333/s00897030726a
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James H. Cooley and Richard Vaughan Williams*:
The Pyrolysis of Polystyrene
Chem. Educator 8 (2003) 5, 309-311
DOI 10.1333/s00897030720a
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Daniel J. Williams,* Martha C. Williams, Barbara E. Foster, Jane C. Malone, Erin E. Milner, Andrew L. Tartaglia, Angel Turner-Reed, and Marina C. Koether:
Teaching Environmental Chemistry with Wetland Microcosms
Chem. Educator 8 (2003) 5, 312-314
DOI 10.1333/s00897030722a
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Laura Taylor, Jerry Purcell, Jennifer Jones, Bethany Kuhns, Jessanna Smith, Katie Olsen, and Thomas Manning*:
Demonstrating the Metallic Nature of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Using FT-Raman Spectroscopy
Chem. Educator 8 (2003) 5, 315-317
DOI 10.1333/s00897030724a
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Mohamed El Meftah, Muriel Bigan, and Dominique Blondeau*:
Application of Factorial Experimental Design and Simplex Methods in the Synthesis of 2-Methyl-2-Pentenal. An Advanced Undergraduate Experiment Involving Chemometrics
Chem. Educator 8 (2003) 5, 318-326
DOI 10.1333/s00897030702a
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Jennifer S. Holt, Rachel Grabow, and Christopher J. Pursell*:
A Study of Hydrogen Bonding Using Liquid–Vapor Equilibria
Chem. Educator 8 (2003) 5, 327-329
DOI 10.1333/s00897030716a
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Ellen R. Freidinger, Rachel Denk, Dean J. Campbell*:
Magnetite Precipitation on an Overhead Projector
Chem. Educator 8 (2003) 5, 330-331
DOI 10.1333/s00897030719a
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M. Valme García-Moreno,* Dolores Bellido-Milla, and Remedios Castro:
Behavior of Some Transition-Metal Ions in Aqueous Solution
Chem. Educator 8 (2003) 5, 332-335
DOI 10.1333/s00897030728a
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Computers in Chemistry

Timothy L. Sorey,* John R. Amend, Kory Karr, and Scott Furois:
Atomic Spectrum Simulator For General Chemistry
Chem. Educator 8 (2003) 5, 336-339
DOI 10.1333/s00897030715a
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Media Reviews

George B. Kauffman:
From Alchemy to Atomic Bombs: History of Chemistry, Metallurgy, and Civilization. By Fathi Habashi. Métallurgie Extractive Québec: 800 rue Alain #504, Sainte Foy, Québec, Canada G1X 4E7, 2002
Chem. Educator 8 (2003) 5, 340-342
DOI 10.1007/s00897030731a
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George B. Kauffman:
Encyclopedia of Chromatography. Edited by Jack Cazes. Marcel Dekker: New York, Basel, 2001
Chem. Educator 8 (2003) 5, 342-343
DOI 10.1007/s00897030732a
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Victor Lee:
Mechanism and Synthesis (The Molecular World Series). Edited by Peter Taylor. The Open University and The Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge, England.
Chem. Educator 8 (2003) 5, 343-344
DOI 10.1007/s00897030733a
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Thomas Lazar:
Toxicological Chemistry and Biochemistry, 3rd edition. By Stanley E. Manahan. Lewis Publishers (CRC Press), Boca Raton, FL, 2003
Chem. Educator 8 (2003) 5, 344-345
DOI 10.1007/s00897030734a
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Online publication: October 1 , 2003

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