Question

Description acceptable. Requirements for this property in materials are described by California’s TB 117 standard. Aluminum (20[1]0[1])hydroxide is incorporated into polymers because its release of vapors upon decomposition gives it this property. (0[3])Tris (0[1])is a material with this property (20[1]0[2])that, like most (0[1])of its brominated siblings, is carcinogenic. (0[1])A 1953 law mandates that chemicals with this property be added to children’s (*) pajamas (10[1])after several (10[4])rayon-related (10[2])deaths. (10[5])Materials with this property (10[1])are the primary safety measure (10[1])for a certain (10[1])type of disaster alongside (10[1])devices that commonly (0[1])contain americium-241. (0[1])Materials (10[1])with this property can contain thermal shielding and (10[1])obstruct an ignition source. For 10 points, name this property of materials that prevent the spread (10[1]0[1])of fire. (10[5])■END■ (10[8]0[1])

ANSWER: flame-retardant [or fire-retardant or non-flammable; accept answers describing resisting fires or preventing the spread of fires; prompt on retardant or smolder resistant or smoldering resistant; reject “inflammable”]
<Michael Bentley, Science - Engineering and Miscellaneous&gt; ~25888~ &lt;Editor: David Bass>
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Summary

2023 PACE NSC06/10/2023Y3597%6%0%85.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Addison BakerWalter PaytonStevenson A150
Yashwanth BajjiTroyRichard Montgomery1520
Anila MoparthiLincoln-Way EastChattahoochee B310
Kaushik GollamudiBarrington BInnovation Academy A310
Jonathan TaoStevenson BWashington310
Sohum SukhatankarSt. Mark'sThomas Jefferson A320
Aaryan SumeshThomas Jefferson CIrvington A380
Sam MacchiBelmontRockford Auburn A3820
Aakash SanjayJohns Creek AWoodland380
Rohan NavaneethaSolonDetroit Catholic Central A410
Charles HeydtMidtownCarbondale470
Yash SaxenaMaggie Walker AThomas Jefferson B6110
Omkar MaratheWilliam FremdMira Loma6310
Braden BoothDallas CountyUniversity Lab6310
Alex XuCanyon CrestDunbar6310
Kevin PengWinston Churchill ADetroit Country Day6310
Matthew KohnHunter ABarrington A6410
Ave RiegerNorthmont AHeights6410
Aiden DombroskyHoover BNorthmont B6510
Aryan PathakLake HighlandElkhorn North6510
Joy AnChoate Rosemary HallParkway West6510
Colette KendrickWinston Churchill BThomas Jefferson D6510
Alexa RosenbergHunter BCincinnati Hills Christian6510
Anna RosatoJohn Adams AWaukee6910
Jesse RabbittJohn Adams BNorris7410
Waverly O'MalleyCarl SandburgMaggie Walker C7710
Rohan DalalJohns Creek BHinsdale Central8110
Sam AsplundWinnebagoNew Brighton840
Armaan AhmedMercer CountyWest Point860
Chris GoolsbyDetroit Catholic Central CRockford Auburn B8710
JT BaysingerMoberlyInnovation Academy B9510
William ThainSaint JosephBelvidere1110
Grace NuckollsWashingtonStevenson B11110
Declan GleesonMexicoChattahoochee A11310
Stella BroomeMaggie Walker BDetroit Catholic Central B11310
Vincent WangIrvington AThomas Jefferson C11310
Cole HartungKinkaidPlymouth11310
Tarun DeviChattahoochee BLincoln-Way East11310
Lucas ArdeleanInnovation Academy ABarrington B11410
Lily ThaiNew BrightonWinnebago11410
Dylan ChengThomas Jefferson ASt. Mark's11410
Brian O'ConnellWoodlandJohns Creek A11410
Jacob BartaDetroit Catholic Central ASolon11410
Ryan DaiCarbondaleMidtown11410
David BertolasiBelvidereSaint Joseph1140
Jingyi WuStevenson AWalter Payton11410
Brodie HenryWest PointMercer County11410