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Ua66/7/2 Newsletter, Wku Chemistry

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Newsletter created by and about the WKU Chemistry department.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 53, No. 27, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Johnston, Scott. English department Reevaluates CLEP
• Caudill, Tom. New Course Offerings Decrease This Semester
• Sen. Edmund Muskie to Speak Tuesday
• Strehl, Mary & Harry Sarles. Far out … WKU Astronomers Are Monitoring Comet for Radio Waves - Kohoutek
• Rice Bowl Bus to Leave at 8p.m
• Scholarships to Be Awarded to ROTC Students
• Research Conference Set – Sigma Xi Society
• Show Recreates Nativity Sky – Hardin Planetarium
• Energy Crisis Hits Others More Severely Than Western
• Skidoo! 15^th Street Hill Bears Watching
• Brizendine, Clint. Free Market …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 53, No. 25, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Clayworth, Carl. Dero Downing Outlines University’s Energy Conservation Strategy
• Western Selects 36 Who’s Whos
• Elam, Jerry. Doobies to Appear Tuesday Night in Rescheduled Show
• James Midkiff, Miss Ronnah Childress Out-talk Foes – Oratorical Contests
• Interhall Council Plans Party
• Interfraternity Council Las Vegas Night Tonight
• How Long Will WKU Continue to Fall Back and Take It
• Powell, Larry. Raps Tax Editorial
• Baughman, Henry. Smoke Gets in His Eyes
• Western Hosts Ohio Valley Conference Debate Meet
• Merrill, Bonnie. ‘Hat Trick’: Fast Relief by America
• Johnston, Scott. Senior …

The Intensity Of Ligand Absorption, Shing-Bong Chen

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The ultraviolet absorption spectra of a number of aryl phosphines and amines and transition metal complexes of triphenylphosphine have been determined. These data indicate that the intensity of the Õ* ¬ Õ phenyl ring transition is not only sensitive to the central atom attached to the ring but is also affected by the metal ion in the complex. Since the degree of covalency depends on the degree of back donation, the oxidation state of the metal ion was found to be the most important factor in determining the intensity of the absorption. The more covalent the metal-phosphine bond, the lower …

Determination Of (N, 2n) Reaction Isomeric Cross Section For 87rb, 112cd, 138bz, And 186w Using 14 Mev Neutrons, Hsiao-Chueh Kao

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The purpose of this investigation was to measure the cross section for each of the reactions 87_{Rb(n, 2n)} 86m_Rb, 112_{Cd(n, 2n)}111m_Cd, 138_{Ba(n, 2n)} 137m_Ba and 186_{W(n, 2n)} 185m_W at 14.7 ± 0.03 MeV incident neutron energy. The incident neutron flux was determined during each irradiation from the activity produced in copper or aluminum disks between which the isotopically enriched sample was sandwiched. The 63_{Cu(n, 2n)}62_Cu and 27_{Al(n, p)}27_Mg reaction cross sections were assumed to be 593 ± 45 mb and 73 ± 5 …

Separation Of Copper (Ii) And Silver (I) By Differential Rates Of Extraction & Extraction Rate Studies Of Copper(Ii), Jon Hines

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It was the purpose of this work to study the extraction of Cu(II) and Ag(I) with dithizone in chloroform. This particular pair of elements was chosen for study for several reasons. The most prominent of these reasons is that these two elements are found together in nature and are often found combined in manufactured products. Being in the same periodic group, they exhibit similar chemical characteristics making them difficult to separate without special procedures. These similar chemical characteristics make the analysis of these elements difficult when in the presence of each other. Finally, it is of importance that both elements …

Electron Transfer Rate Between Cobalt(Ii)-Cobalt(Iii) Polypyridyl Complexes In Nonaqueous Solvents, William Prow

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Numerous studies have been made in recent years on electron transfer reactions of transition metal complexes which proceed by either an inner- or an outer-sphere mechanism. However, except for the Fe(II)/ Fe(III) isotopic electron exchange system, few of the studies have been conducted in other than aqueous media. This study was undertaken to examine solvent effects on redox reactions of transition metal complexes which proceed by an outer-sphere mechanism.

During this study, the electron exchange rate between the bis(2,2',2"-tripyridyl)cobalt(II) complex and the tris(2,2'-dipyridyl) cobalt(III) complex was measured in a number of nonaqueous solvents. Rate measurements were made at three or …

The Reactions Of Carbyl Sulfate With Weak Organic Bases, Cheryl Geiger

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The objective of this thesis is the study of the reactions of carbyl sulfate with two classes of weak bases: alcohols and nitriles. Of lesser maonitude the thesis will present a syncpsis of the probable mechanism of the reactions of carbyl sulfate.

Electron-Beam Retardation Contact Potential Of Cuprous Oxide, James Lindle

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The purpose of this research is to determine the contact potential of cuprous oxide, Cu₂O, with respect to gold. A band model for cuprous oxide is presented.

Single-crystal cuprous oxide is prepared from Oxygen Free High Conductivity copper equilibrated at 120°C and at atmospheric pressure. The contact potential difference of cuprous oxide (using gold as a reference) is measured in a bakeable ultrahigh vacuum system using a modified version of Nelson's electron beam retardation method. Measurements made at 10^-6 torr and at room temperature give a value of 0.1 +/-0.05 eV for the contact potential difference of …

Kinetic Properties Of Partially Purified Isocitrate Dehydrogenase, Devji Dedhia

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Within the past few years kinetic studies of NADP⁺- specific isocitrate dehydrogenase have been conducted extensively following isolation from bacteria, yeast and vertebrates. However, the kinetic properties of NADP⁺ - specific isocitrate dehydrogenase have not been adequately characterized in filamentous fungi. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to examine the kinetic behavior of partially purified NADP⁺ - specific isocitrate dehydrogenase enzyme isolated from Phycomyces blakesleeanus.

During this study Michaelis constants (Km) and maximum velocities (Vmax) were determined for threo-Ds-isocitrate, NADP⁺, and Mn²⁺ as well as the number of binding sites of these …

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 42, No. 3, Wku Alumni Association

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WKU alumni magazine. Features the following articles:

• Corts, Paul. Western's Honors Program Forges Ahead
• Gray, David. Students Still Work Their Way
• Mefford, David & Roy Reynolds. Reaching Out for the Good Student
• Lawrence, Fred. Nick Rose All American
• Yeager, Randolph. A Westerner Remembers Harry Truman
• Scarborough, Clarice. Western Goes to Mexico
• Dillard, Gary & Rudolph Prins. Western at Tech Aqua
• Lawrence, Fred. Student Teaching - a la Guatemala
• Corts, Paul. Theatre Study Goes British
• Thompson, Kelly. The Most Unforgettable Person I Have Ever Known . . . Henry Cherry
• Commonwealth in a Capsule - Kentucky Building
• Adams, Ronald. Teacher Evaluation …

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 43, No. 2, Wku Alumni Association

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WKU alumni magazine. Features the following articles:

• Armstrong, Don. Engineering Technology Accredited
• Martin, Vernon & Don Armstrong. Public Affairs Aids Counties
• Distinguished Alumnus Julian Goodman
• Gray, David. WKU Physicist Invents Ultraviolet Dosimeter - William Buckman
• Richards, Jim. Why Recruit the Junior Colleges?
• Pageantry, Nostalgia & Victory - Homecoming
• Just, Paul. The Red and Gray Orchestra
• Ivan Wilson Center for Fine Arts, Dedication
• Hood, Gordon. The Ivan Wilson Center
• Downing, Dero. A Dedication Response
• Downing, Dero. Awareness & Willingness
• Dickey, Debbie. A Renewal of the Spirit
• Sutherland, David. Appalachia, A Stronghold of Early American Folk Culture
• Cann, Kenneth. If It's Guatemala …