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May 1996
Vol. 73 No. 5


 Symposium: A Controversy about the Gibbs Function
Introduction to the Paper Symposium384
D. K. Carpenter
Global Thermodynamics of Systems that Include Stressed Solids386
Verner Schomaker and Jürg Waser
The Gibbs Function, Spontaneity, and Walls 398
R. J. Tykodi
Applications of the Gibbs Function to Chemical Systems and Subsystems404
Richard M. Noyes
The Gibbs Function Controversy408
Scott E. Wood and Rubin Battino

 General Interest
Multidisciplinary Scientist--Melvin Calvin: His Life and Work412
George B. Kauffman and Isaac Mayo
The Chemistry of Paper Preservation: Part 1. The Aging of Paper and Conservation Techniques417
Henry A. Carter
Salts are Mostly Not Ionized421
Stephen J. Hawkes
The Teaching of Precipitation Equilibrium: A New Approach423
Ana M. V. S. V. Cavaleiro
A Rapid Way of Computing the Number of Rings Present in a Polycyclic Organic Compound428
A. Srikrishna
Stereoisomer Bubbles429
Melanie J. Lesko
Chemical Jeopardy430
James P. Deavor
Teaching Organic Chemistry via Student-Directed Learning: A Technique that Promotes Independence and Responsibility in the Student440
Marlene Katz
Are They Really Sloppy?: A Comparative Analysis of Student Performance in the Laboratory461
Katalin Kovács-Hadady and István Fábián

 Features
Editorially Speaking
The Education Summit; A Different Signal383
J. J. Lagowski
Computer Series
Applications of Neural Computing for Process Chemists: I. Introduction to Neural Network431
D. Mukesh
Computer Series
An Excel 4.0 Add-in Function to Calculate Molecular Mass433
Christian Hauck
Computer Series
A Pedagogical Approach to Qualitative Organic Analysis: Simulating the Integration of Wet Tests, Spectroscopy, and Common Sense434
Adrian J. Blackman
Cooperative Education
Experiential, Cooperative, and Study Abroad Education438
Geoffrey Davies
NSF Highlights
Development and Evaluation of Internet-Based Hypermedia Chemistry Tutorials446
Brian M. Tissue, Ronald L. Earp, Ching-Wan Yip, and Mark R. Anderson
Provocative Opinion
Dealing with the Biological Challenge447
Emeric Schultz
Overhead Projector Demonstrations
Reduction of Viologen Bisphosphonate Dihalide with Aluminum Foil455
Peter Abeta Iyere
Tested Demonstrations
Glowing Veggies456
Pirketta Scharlin, Audrey A. Cleveland, Rubin Battino, Monica E. Thomas, and Arnold George
Tested Demonstrations
The Incredible "Glowing" Pickle and Onion and Potato and...456
Rubin Battino and Peter M. Weimer
Tested Demonstrations
A Simple Experiment Demonstrating the Temperature Effect in Supramolecular Chemistry456
Pawel K. Zarzycki and Henryk Lamparczyk
Letters
Letters477
The Microscale Laboratory
Over 100 Years of Research on Cyclopentadienylironcarbonyl Chemistry: Microscale-Integrated Organometallic ExperimentsA99
E. Mocellin, M. Ravera, R. A. Russell, and T. Hynson
The Microscale Laboratory
Easy Filling of Capillaries in an Inert AtmosphereA102
Francisco J. Arnáiz
The Microscale Laboratory
Micropath Distillation ApparatusA103
N. K. Hazra and D. Mal
The Microscale Laboratory
Microwave Microscale Organic ExperimentsA104
John W. Elder and Kathleen M. Holtz
The Microscale Laboratory
Inexpensive Small-Scale Sonochemistry with Magnetic AgitationA104
Fernando G. Braga
The Microscale Laboratory
The Synthesis of 10-[Spiro[6,6]C60]-Anthrone: A Microscale Reaction of FullereneA105
John Almy, Antonio Herrera, and Nazario Martín
Reviews
The Extraordinary Chemistry of Ordinary ThingsA110
reviewed by Ronald J. Gillespie
Reviews
Principles of Medicinal Chemistry, Fourth EditionA110
reviewed by B. S. Thyagarajan
Reviews
Creations of Fire: Chemistry's Lively History from Alchemy to the Atomic AgeA111
reviewed by George B. Kauffman and Laurie M. Kauffman

 Secondary School Chemistry
Filtrates and Residues
Solubility and Thermodynamics: An Introductory Experiment426
Robert G. Silberman
Chemical Principles Revisited
Which E^o Is It? The Story of a Student Discovery450
Ron C. Cooke and Grover C. Willis
View from My Classroom
Transmuted Labs451
Roger Plumsky
Filtrates and Residues
What's the Shiny Stuff in Drãno?463
John T. Wood and Roberta M. Eddy

 Laboratory Experiments
The Esterification of Trifluoroacetic Acid: A Variable Temperature NMR Kinetics Study465
Thomas N. Gallaher, David A. Gaul, and Serge Schreiner
Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of an Enantiomerically Pure Lactone: A Three-Step Synthesis for Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Laboratory467
Cynthia K. McClure and H. Keith Chenault
NMR Determination of Internal Rotation Rates and Rotational Energy Barriers: A Physical Chemistry Lab Project471
Kevin F. Morris and Luther E. Erickson
Raman Spectroscopic Determination of Heats of Vaporization of Pure Liquids474
Roosevelt Shaw and Mohammad Hokmabadi
Bench Top Vortexing Countercurrent Extractor for Controlled pH Extraction of a Mixture476
Yock Chai Toong

 Notes
Preparing "Chameleon Balls" from Natural Plants: Simple Handmade pH Indicator and Teaching Material for Chemical Education425
Chem-Crostic454
Rebecca D. Crawford
Laser Pointer and the Tyndall Effect470
Eugene Thomas
Disposable Syringe Used as a Grease Applicator475
Saqib Ali and M. Danish
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