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Co-Authored by Dean J. Campbell*, Marius Stancu*, and Matthew Zhou* *Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois

I recently had the opportunity to attend a conference of the Associated Chemistry Teachers of Texas (ACT2). I had  great time interacting with and learning from a whole bunch of wonderful chemical educators from the great state of Texas.

Co-Authored by Iain A. Smellie*, Iain L. J. Patterson* *University of St Andrews, School of Chemistry, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9ST, United Kingdom

The major constituent of a KoolAid or a similar non-carbonated soft drink will probably be either citric acid, malic acid, or a mixture of the two acids. Either of these two weak fruit acids provides a pleasant taste and an acidity level that makes the drink palatable.

When students study atomic theory, they learn that protons and neutrons are in the nucleus and electrons are found in an electron cloud outside the nucleus. Therefore, when they are introduced to nuclear chemistry, some students have a hard time understanding that an electron can come FROM THE NUCLEUS! A beta particle is a free electron that i

The chemical reaction between violet-colored thionin and iron (II) ions produces a leucothionin, a colorless compound (Equation 1).^1,2

Co-Authored by Dean J. Campbell*, Kaitlyn Walls*, and Carley Steres* *Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois

Co-Authored by Dean J. Campbell* and Kathryn Campbell* *Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois