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Chapter 1

Re-entrant foam

Foamade
P.O. Box 215110
2250 Auburn Ct.
Auburn Hills, MI 48321-5110
phone: (800) 221-7388
fax: (248) 853-3442
email: sales@foamade.com

• Request open cell polyester polyurethane (10-20 pores per inch) foam. $500 minimum.
• If you tell them you need a sample, they may send you some or direct you to a local distributer.

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Chapter 2

Ferrofluid

Ferrofluidics Corporation
40 Simon Street
Nashua, NH 03061-2000
(603) 883-9800

• EMG 905 Ferrofluid, 400 Gauss, 10 Centipoise. Special academic offer: 15 mL. at a cost of $50.00. Check or money order must accompany order.
• Ferrofluid-filled bottle cell $25 each Minimum order, $100.

Heat capacity samples

NADA Scientific LTD.
P. O. Box 1336
Champlain, NY 12919-1336
(800) 233-5381
Fax (514) 246-4188

• C15-7650 includes 100 g samples (with hole for string) of Cu, Fe, and Al $54.00
• C15-7651 includes 100 g samples (with hole for string) of Cu, Fe, Pb, and Al $69.00
• C15-7652 includes 100 g samples (with hole for string) of Cu, Fe, Pb, Al, Zn, and brass $99.00
• F-35-1800 1 mole cylinders of Cu, Fe, Al, and C $46.00

Magnets

Magnet Sales and Mfg. Co.
11248 Playa Court
Culver City, CA 90230-6100
(310) 391-7213, Fax (310) 390-4357

• 35NE209620 is a strong Nd-Fe-B magnet (1.5 inch x 0.3 inch x 0.3 inch) that is convenient for the demonstrations described in this book. They sell for $16.24 each in small quantities.

Farm supply store

• Cow magnet (0.5 inch diameter x 3 inch), $3. (Cow magnets are fed to cows and lodge in the upper stomach. Their purpose is to prevent scraps of baling wire from passing through the digestive system.)

NADA Scientific LTD.
P. O. Box 1336
Champlain, NY 12919-1336
(800) 233-5381
Fax (514) 246-4188

• B10-3300 Neodymium Magnet (14 mm diameter x 5 mm), set of 2, $23.00

Edmund Scientific Company
101 East Glouster Pike
Barrington, NJ 08007-1380
phone: (800)728-6999
fax: (609) 547-3292

• U31,101 Cow Magnet, package of 2 $11.50ea (1 package); $10.00ea (2 or more packages)
• U38,428 Nd-Fe-B magnet (.187" diameter x .0625" thickness) $2.50ea (1 or 2); $2.25ea (3-49)
• U35,105 Nd-Fe-B magnet (.5" diameter x .125" thickness) $13.50ea
  (1 or 2); $12.15ea (3-49)
  

Educational Innovations
151 River Road
Cos Cob, CT 06807
phone: 203/629-6049
fax: 203/629-2739
email: edinnov@aol.com

• M-400 Cow Magnet $5.75ea (1-5 magnets); $4.75ea (6 and up)
• M-150 Small Neodymium Magnet (.1"x.57"x.62") $1.95
• M-100 Large Neodymium Magnet (.47"x.75"x1.3") $5.95

Indigo Instruments
169 Lexington Court, Unit I
Waterloo, ON, N2J 4R9
Phone: (519) 746-4761
Fax: (519) 747-5636

• 33521 Nd-Fe-B magnet (25mm diameter x 5mm thickness) $10.80ea (US funds)
• 33514 Nd-Fe-B magnet (10mm diameter x 3mm thickness) $2.72ea (US funds)
• many other sizes
  

Piezoelectricity

Flinn Scientific, Inc.
P.O. Box 219
Batavia, IL 60510-0219
(708) 879-6900
Fax (708) 879-6962

• AP1576 lighter $15.85

Aldrich Chemical
P. O. Box 2060
Milwaukee, WI 53201
(800) 558-9160
Fax (800) 962-9591

• Z11,523-1 lighter $21.00

Educational Innovations
151 River Road
Cos Cob, CT 06807
phone: 203/629-6049
fax: 203/629-2739
email: edinnov@aol.com

• HS-2B piezo igniter $4.50 each (plus $4.95 shipping and handling)

Teaching Scanning Tunneling Microscope

Burleigh Instruments
PO Box E, Burleigh Park
Fishers, NY 14453-0755
(716) 924-9355

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Chapter 4

Laser Pointers

Beta Electronics
2209 Cloverdale Court
Columbus, OH 43235
Phone: (800) 546-2382
Fax: (800) 329-2382

• DOT670 (670nm, 5mW) $49.94

Melles Griot
1700 Kettering St.
Irvine, CA 92714
(800) 836-2626

Edmund Scientific Company
101 East Gloucester Pike
Barrington, NJ 08007-1380
phone: (800) 728-6999
fax: (609) 547-3292

• U38,914 (670nm, 5mW) $139.00
• U53,546 (670nm, 5mW) $29.95
  
  

Optical Transforms

Institute for Chemical Education
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
phone: 608/262-3033; 800/991-5534
fax: 608/265-8094
ice@chem.wisc.edu

• 90-002 Optical Transform Kit (2nd ed.) $15
• 90-002S 10 copies Unit Cell Slides $15
• 93-003S 10 copies Discovery Slides $15
• 93-004S 10 copies VSEPR Slides $15
• 93-005S 10 copies Plane Groups Slides $15
  

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Chapter 5

Computer Programs

Eugene Myers and Carlos Blanco
Department of Computer Science
Richard Hallick and Jerome Jahnke
Departments of Biochemistry and Cellular Biology
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721

• MacMolecule, Appendix 5.2, can be obtained by anonymous FTP at joplin.biosci.arizona.edu. User-contributed image files will also be available at this address in the /pub/MacMolecule directory. Macintosh.

J. A. Bertrand
School of Chemistry
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA 30332-0400
(404) 894-4050
e-mail: jbertrand@chemistry.courier.gatech.edu

• Three-dimensional modeling of crystal and molecular structures program and tutorial for stereo viewing (red and green) and manipulation of crystal structures. IBM and compatibles.

W. R. Robinson, "A Window on the Solid State" available from:

JCE:Software
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Department of Chemistry
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
phone: 800/991-5534
fax: 608/265-8094
jcesoft@chem.wisc.edu

• Issue 7C, No.2 (Mac OS compatible; 68020 or Power PC CPU) $60
• Issue 2D, No.1 (Windows compatible; 80386 CPU) $60
  

Minerals

Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Inc.
5100 W. Henrietta Road
PO Box 92912
Rochester, NY 14692
ph: (800) 962-2660
fax: (800) 635-8439

• 49E-1686 10g Molybdenite natural crytals $39.50

Model kits

Carolina Biological Supply Co.
2700 York Road
Burlington, NC 27215
(800) 334-5551

• Kit that employs atom centers with plastic straw connectors

Darling Models
P.O. Box 1818
Stow, OH 44224
(330) 688-2080

• Inexpensive octahedral and tetrahedral pieces

Flex-O-Models
P.O. Box 844
Everett, MA 02149
(617) 884-7643

• Pre-assembled models.

Geoscience Resources
2990 Anthony Road
Burlington, NC 27215
(800) 742-2677

• Kit that employs atom centers with plastic straw connectors

Halsteducate Company
2140 Lincolnwood Dr.
Evanston, IL 60201
(708) 866-7069

• Rock salt model that uses space-filling spheres with connectors

Institute for Chemical Education
Department of Chemistry
University of Wisconsin-Madison
1101 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53706
phone: 608/262-3033; 800/991-5534
fax: 608/265-8094
ice@chem.wisc.edu

• Solid State Model Kit described in Chapters 3 and 5 of this book

Klinger Educational Products
112-19 14th Road
College Point, NY 11356-1353
(800) 522-6252

• Kit that employs atom centers with plastic straw connectors and preassembled models

Learning Things Incorporated
P.O. Box 436
Arlington, MA 02174
(617) 646-0093

• Kit that employs atom centers with plastic straw connectors

Molecular Models
Edgerton, WI 53534
(608) 884-9877

• Large Styrofoam Spheres

NADA Scientific LTD.
P. O. Box 1336
Champlain, NY 12919-1336
(800) 233-5381
Fax (514) 246-4188

• Transparent cubes that contain the unit cells for the bcc, fcc, diamond, and NaCl structures

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Chapter 6

Irradiated NaCl for F-center demonstrations

Radiation Science and Engineering Center
College of Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
Breazeale Nuclear Reactor
University Park, PA 16802-2301
phone: 814/865-6351

• mail a check for $12.50 payable to "The Pennsylvania State University"
  put "Salt Demo" on memo line and on front of envelope;
  they will send at least a hundred grams of irradiated salt
  

Piano Wire

Schaff Piano Supply Co.
Lake Zurich, IL 60047
(708) 438-4556

• 13 W-1612 13 lb (~90 ft) of 16.5-gauge piano wire $4.45

Salt crystals for cleavage and F-center experiments

International Crystal Laboratory
11 Erie Street
Garfield, NJ 07026
(201) 478-8944

• 0002-4538 Random cuttings, chunks of KCl, $45 / 100 g.
• 0002-4539 Random cuttings, chunks of KBr, $55 / 100 g.
• 0002-4789 Random cuttings, chunks of NaCl, $37 / 100 g.

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Chapter 7

Conductivity/Resistance experiments

Mouser Electronics
2401 Hwy 287 North
Mansfield, TX 76063-4827
ph: 817/483-0931
fax: 800/346-6873

• 43LJ415 150-mhenry RF choke (150 m of coiled copper wire, 150W at room temperature, 15W at 77 K)
• 338-76C348 CdS photocell, $1.53 each in lots of 10. Lowest resistance when illuminated is desirable (also found in Radio Shack stores)
• 585-DM231 3 1/2 digit multimeter to read current, voltage, and resistance (with continuity tester); $50 less academic discount.

Diamond Tip Pencil

Aldrich Chemical
1001 West St. Paul Avenue
Milwaukee, WI 53201
(800) 558-9160
Fax (800) 962-9591

• Z22,554-1 Engraving pen, $6.95

Graphite intercalation demonstration

Alfa/Johnson Matthey
P.O. Box 8247
Ward Hill, MA 01835-0747

• 10135 Graphite rod (6.3 mm x 60 cm long), 99%, $25.60 per 4 pieces.

Carbone of America
P.O. Box 747
Bay City, MI 48707
(517) 894-2911

• 014145-08 Ultra Carbon F synthetic graphite powder, 200 mesh, 16 oz. $ 7.50 / oz. (minimum order $75).

Chicago Miniature Lamp Works
Chicago, IL

• 1493 miniature bulb 6.5 V, 2.75 Amps, D.C., bayonet base. Light bulb having 1-2 W resistance with two leads soldered to bottom.

Experiments with light emitting diodes

Mouser Electronics
2401 Hwy 287 North
Mansfield, TX 76063-4827
ph: 817/483-0931
fax: 800/346-6873

Parts to construct circuits for LEDs:

• 123-6005 battery snaps $0.16 ea in lots of 100
• 29SJ250-1K 1 kilo-ohm carbon film resistors $0.009ea in lots of 200
• 29SJ250-1M 1 mega-ohm carbon film resistors $0.009 ea in lots of 200
• 29SJ250-470 470 ohm carbon film resistors $0.009ea in lots of 200
• 151-5530 breakaway IC sockets $1.38 per 32 sockets
  

LEDs:

• *512-MV8112 red super bright water clear LED $0.24ea in lots of 100
  *512-MV8713 orange super bright water clear LED $0.56 ea in lots of 100
  *512-MV8313 yellow super bright water clear LED $0.56ea in lots of 100
  *512-MV8412 green super bright water clear LED $0.30ea in lots of 100
  

Digi-Key Corp.
701 Brooks Ave. South
Thief River Falls, MN 56701-0677
(800) 344-4539

Panasonic LEDs with clear, flat lenses (bulk discounts available):

• P431 red GaP_0.40As_0.60 $2.67 per 10
• P434 orange GaP_0.65As_0.35:N $3.21 per 10
• P433 yellow GaP_0.85As_0.15:N $3.60 per 10
• P432 green GaP_1.00As_0.00:N $3.60 per 10

Quantum Devices, Inc.
112 Orbison, P.O. Box 100
Barneveld, WI 53507
(608) 924-3000
Fax (608) 924-3007

Al_xGa_1-xAs LEDs:

• LED Sample Kit Model A, 630-730 nm central wavelength $98.95 (3 each of 630 , 660, 680, 700, and 730 nm).
• LED Sample Kit Model B, 700-840 nm central wavelength $98.95 (3 each of 700, 730, 780, 800, 820, and 840 nm).

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Chapter 9

Memory metal rods and wires

Shape Memory Applications, Inc.
2380 Owen St.
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Phone (408) 727-2221
Fax (408) 727-2778

• NiTi shape memory wire, 0.03-inch diameter « 3 inches long, $0.30 per piece.
• austenitic NiTi rod ("rings") , 0.1-inch diameter « 2 1/2 inches long, $3 per piece.
• martensitic NiTi rod ("thuds"), 0.1-inch diameter « 2 1/2 inches long, $3 per piece.
  Note: A minimum order may be required.

Educational Innovations
151 River Road
Cos Cob, CT 06807
phone: 203/629-6049
fax: 203/629-2739
email: edinnov@aol.com

• HS-6 1-5 ft. $5/ft, 6 ft. $4.50/ft.
• HS-9 packet of 10 - 3" wires $6.50

Mondo-tronics
524 San Anselmo Ave. #107
San Anselmo, CA 94960
(800) 374-5764
Fax (415) 455-9333

• 3-074 Book and sample kit contains 1 meter total of wires with three different diameters, $29.90.
• wires with diameters of 50, 100, and 150 micrometers may be purchased separately.

NADA Scientific LTD.
P. O. Box 1336
Champlain, NY 12919-1336
(800) 233-5381
Fax (514) 246-4188

• P70-3800D Memory metal spring with a hook, $20.00.
• P70-3800A Memory metal (0.75 mm diameter « 100 mm), $11.00.

Superconductors

Colorado Superconductor Inc.
PO Box 8223
Fort Collins, CO 80526
phone: 970/490-2787
fax: 970/491-9106

• K1 Levitation Kit contains superconducting pellet, rare earth magnet, nonmagnetic tweezers, and an instruction manual $33
• K3 Levitation Kit for 6 groups contains 6 superconducting pellets, 6 small rare earth magnets, 6 pairs of nonmagnetic tweezers, 6 instruction manuals, PLUS the contents of kit K1 for the teacher (for a total of 7 sets) $108
  

Flinn Scientific, Inc.
P.O. Box 219
Batavia, IL 60510-0219
(708) 879-6900
Fax (708) 879-6962

• AP1489 Superconductivity Demonstration Kit includes superconductor, magnet, nonmetallic forceps, and instruction manual. $33.65

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Chapter 10

Optical Fibers

Edmund Scientific Company
101 East Glouster Pike
Barrington, NJ 08007-1380
phone: (800)728-6999
fax: (609) 547-3292

• U53, 883 Optical grade fiber sample kit includes 9-feet of various unjacketed fibers and 13 feet of various pieces of jacketed fibers, $31.00.

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Experiment 1

Heat capacity samples (see supplies listed under Chapter 2)

Frey Scientific
Mansfield, OH
phone: 888/222-1332
fax: 888/454-1417

• S19542 10 pack Dolomite samples $8.45
• S08865 10 pack Galena cleavages $11.50
• S08883 10 pack Pyrite samples $7.90
• S19609 10 pack Quartz crystals 21.00
• note: these are not all samples of equivalent mass, but if you want to
  branch away from metals and plastics to minerals, this is a good
  source

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Experiment 4

Laser pointers and optical transform slides (see supplies listed under Chapter 4)

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Experiment 5

Mineral samples

Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Inc.
5100 W. Henrietta Road
PO Box 92912
Rochester, NY 14692
ph: (800)635-8439
fax: (800)962-2660

• 49E-1686 10g Molybdenite natural crytals $39.50

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Experiment 6

Radon test disks

Alpha Trak
141 Northridge Dr.
Centralia, WA 98531
(206) 736-3884
Fax (206) 736-0897

• Introductory Kit (100 plastic test disks, 100 etch clamps, one exposed but unetched disk, one exposed and etched disk, a 35 mm slide of the alpha tracks as viewed through the microscope, a photocopy of the slide, and a suggested procedure), $75.
• Refill Kit (100 plastic test disks), $60.

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Experiment 7

LEDs and related equipment (see supplies listed under Chapter 7)

Diffraction gratings

Edmund Scientific Company
101 East Glouster Pike
Barrington, NJ 08007-1380
phone: (800)728-6999
fax: (609) 547-3292

• C39,502 card-mounted diffraction viewer, $23.60/ pkg. of 25.

Flinn Scientific, Inc.
P.O. Box 219
Batavia, IL 60510-0219
(708) 879-6900
Fax (708) 879-6962

• AP1714 8" x 10" sheet holographic grating, $14.95 each.

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Experiment 9

Encapsulated solar cells

Edmund Scientific Company
101 East Glouster Pike
Barrington, NJ 08007-1380
phone: (800)728-6999
fax: (609) 547-3292

• G39,809 2 3/16 inches long x 1 3/8 inches wide x 1/4 inch deep,
  $2.60 each for orders of 3 or more.

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Experiment 10

NiTi (see supplies listed under Chapter 9)

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The entire contents, including text, front matter, appendices, and index of Teaching General Chemistry: A Materials Science Companion are © 1993 by the American Chemical Society.

Copyright © 2000 Division of Chemical Education, Inc. American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.