Summarizes papers presented at the Sixth Biennial Conference of Chemical Education in the areas of energy, recombinant DNA, public understanding of science, health and safety, inorganic chemistry, and environment. A bibliography of 21 presented papers in these areas is attached. (CS)

Summarizes papers presented at the Sixth Biennial Conference on Chemical Education that include presentations of a general nature and not otherwise classified. A bibliography of 14 presentations in this category is attached. (CS)

Describes how Gibbs valley graphs can clarify the relation between the Gibbs function and chemical equilibrium. Gives examples from gas phase equilibria. (CS)

Describes the specifics of instruction in thermodynamics using a problem-solving technique introduced in a previous issue of this journal. (CS)

Presents experiments that illustrate some physiologically important aspects of ligand binding to hemoglobin. (CS)

Describes a technique for the supercooling of water, for use in the science classroom, involving adding common salt to a mixture of ice and water. Several investigations are included for use during (and after) the process of supercooling. (DS)

Presents equations and techniques for calculating and interpreting many of the spectroscopically important parameters associated with the ground and second excited states of the iodine molecule. (Author/CS)

Describes how video equipment is used by the Department of Chemistry at Queen Elizabeth College, including different types of programs and production techniques, and discusses the relationship between instructor and program producer in an academic environment. (Author/CMV)

Presents background information and a problem on "escape velocity," which applies the gas laws to atmospheric and meteorological phenomena. Also, a problem is presented which requires an understanding of the principles of operation of pressure gauges. (CS)

Describes an experiment that emphasizes the discrete nature of the different oxidation states of vanadium by the separation of ammonium metavanadate into all four species by ion exchange chromatography. (CS)

The year-old volunteer council on Undergraduate Research has published a directory of facilities available in chemistry departments of 93 private colleges. The council is weighing other projects, such as, a quarterly newsletter, a national conference on undergraduate research, and the expansion of the council to include physics and biology.

Presents a detailed discussion of the chemistry of cleaning. Topics discussed include: the theory of detergency, soaps, synthetic surfactants, and detergents. (BT)

Thermoluminescence and its application to archeological dating are considered in this article. Descriptions are given of the method, the required doses, absolute and relative dating, complications, and the relation of this type of dating to other methods. (SA)

The application of nonequilibrium thermodynamics could lead to new ways of understanding social processes. (BB)

Explains how to demonstrate the following: the hysteresis effect and the existence of domains in Rochelle salt (sodium potassium tartrate); diffraction experiments using a slide with multiple slits; and an analogue technique for learning terminal velocity. (GA)