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July 1996
Vol. 73 No. 7


 The Forum: Demystifying Introductory Chemistry
Electron Configurations from Experiment617
Ronald J. Gillespie, James N. Spencer, and Richard S. Moog
Bonding and Molecular Geometry without Orbitals- The Electron Domain Model622
Ronald J. Gillespie, James N. Spencer, and Richard S. Moog
Ionization Energies, Electronegativity, Polar Bonds, and Partial Charges627
James N. Spencer, Richard S. Moog, and Ronald J. Gillespie
An Approach to Reaction Thermodynamics through Enthalpies, Entropies, and Free Energies of Atomization631
James N. Spencer, Richard S. Moog, and Ronald J. Gillespie

 General Interest
Lejaren A. Hiller, Jr.: A Memorial Tribute to a Chemist-Composer601
Christian A. Wamser and Carl C. Wamser
Using Cooperative Learning Techniques to Train New Teaching Assistants615
James P. Birk and Martha J. Kurtz
Teaching VSEPR: The Plastic Egg Model636
James P. Birk and Soraya Abbassian
Report on the WPI Conference "Demonstrations as a Teaching Tool in Chemistry: Pro and Con"641
H. Beall
Polymer Science Pilot Program643
Mary L. Maier
Hard and Soft Acid-Base Behavior in Aqueous Solution: Steric Effects Make Some Metal Ions Hard: A Quantitative Scale of Hardness-Softness for Acids and Bases654
Robert D. Hancock and Arthur E. Martell
Approximating the Electrostatic Contribution to the Entropy Change of Aqueous Phase Lanthanide-Aminocarboxylate Complexation661
Thomas J. Manning
On the Masses of the Fundamental Particles in the Bound State663
R. Subramanium, N. K. Goh, and L. S. Chia

 Features
Editorially Speaking
Departments as Agents of Change599
J. J. Lagowski
In This Issue600
Computer Series
PC Calculations Using Gaussian for Windows 608
Darren L. Williams, Phillip R. Minarik, and Joseph W. Nibler
Computer Series
QUNLAB: A Program for the Quantitative Analysis Laboratory 611
William E. L. Grossman
Computer Series
Determining Intermolecular Potentials from Second Virial Coefficients 612
Brian P. Reid
NSF Highlights
An Integrated Curriculum for First- and Second-Year Chemistry Courses638
T. R. Rettich, David N. Bailey, Forrest J. Frank, and Jeffrey A. Frick
Tested Demonstrations
Visible Ion Exchange Demonstration for Large or Small Lecture Halls639
Jerry A. Driscoll
Tested Demonstrations
Equilibrium Constants You Can Smell639
Michael Anderson and Amy Buckley
JCE Software
Solid State Resources CD667
George C. Lisensky and Arthur B. Ellis
Discovering...OrlandoA144
Paul S. Cohen and Brenda H. Cohen
DivChed
Division of Chemical Education Program for the 212th National Meeting of the ACSA146
The Modern Student Laboratory
The Purification of Horse Heart Cytochrome c by Ion Exchange ChromatographyA149
Patricia Ann Mabrouk

 Secondary School Chemistry
A High School-Collegiate Outreach Program in Chemistry and Biology Delivering Modern Technology in a Mobile Van646
Chris Craney, April Mazzeo, and Kaye Lord
Chemistry for Kids
The Joys of Liquid Nitrogen651
William T. Nolan and Thaddeus J. Gish
Filtrates and Residues
Testing for Lead in the Environment 669
Karen A. Sundback
Filtrates and Residues
Homeowner's Test for Lead in the Paint 670
Thomas Rees

 Laboratory Experiments
Determination of Trace Metal Ion Concentrations in Seawater671
Michael N. Quigley and Fredrick Vernon
Experiments for Modern Introductory Chemistry: Identification of Arson Accelerants by Gas Chromatography675
Dianne M. Elderd, Nicholas K. Kildahl, and Ladislav H. Berka
IR Spectroscopy Using Disposable Polyethylene Cards: A Replacement for KBr Pellets and Mulls677
Larry S. Wigman, Elizabeth E. Hart, and Constance Gombatz
Constant-Current Coulometric Titration of Hydrochloric Acid679
James Swim, Edward Earps, Laura M. Reed, and David Paul
Testing the Electrical Resistivity of Wax and Copper Composites: An Experiment for Simulating the Electrical Behavior of Metal-Filled Plastics683
Gabriel Pinto
Chemical Kinetics in Real Time: Using the Differential Rate Law and Discovering the Reaction Orders686
B. R. Ramachandran and Arthur M. Halpern
Mechanical Coefficients of Liquids by a Differential Expansion Method690
Valentín García Baonza, Mercedes Cáceres, and Javier Núñez
A Consistent System for Coding Laboratory Samples693
John C. Sih
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