Question

Unusually, this anion occurs in the “non-classical” di•iodides and di•hydrides formed by some lanthanides, such as lanthanum and cerium. A sodium salt of this anion is only stable in helium at extremely high pressure. Like permanganate, preparing salts of this anion often requires that the cation be enclosed by a crown ether or a cryptand. In solution, this anion (15[1])imparts a gold or copper color at a high concentration, while a low concentration is instead dark (*) blue. Solutions of this anion (10[2])are often made by dissolving an alkali (10[1])metal in ammonia, (10[2])allowing (-5[2])for this (10[1])anion (10[1])to serve as the reducing agent in the Birch (-5[1])reduction. (10[1]-5[1])A (-5[1])difference in the potentials of two metals causes the flow of this anion (10[1]-5[1])between two half-cells. For 10 points, (-5[2])galvanic (-5[1])cells (10[1])cause the flow of what negatively charged subatomic particles? (10[7])■END■ (10[5]0[2])

ANSWER: electrons [or e-; or solvated electrons; or electrides]
<Gerhardt Hinkle, Chemistry>
= Average correct buzz position

Summary

2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y6100%0%50%126.33
2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y3100%0%0%101.67
2023 Penn Bowl (UK)10/28/2023Y580%0%40%125.00
2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo10/28/2023Y475%0%50%105.33
2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal)10/28/2023Y2100%50%50%96.50
2023 Penn Bowl (South Central)10/28/2023Y3100%0%33%117.00
2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU10/28/2023Y2100%0%0%111.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Eric WolfsbergStanfordBerkeley A5815
Jason HongBrownBoston College8010
Viraj NegandhiTexas CRice8010
Colin VeeversLibrary of Babel School of Continuing StudiesMixed-Affiliated Contingency, Off the Team & Absent: Wong, Adrian8710
Caleb ZhaoMITBrandeis9010
Richard NiuCornell BNYU9010
Aneesh SwaminathanJHU BUMD A91-5
SwapnilBerkeley BBerkeley C91-5
Liam KusalikWaterloo HatsuneLa Clique du Château9310
Maxwell YeTabearnacleOld London Town9410
Aiden DartleyRutgersJHU A103-5
Benjamin ChapmanToronto WearyWaterloo Miku104-5
Sean FarrellNorth FloridaFSU A10410
Harry ScullyFoucault's PenndulumFour Neg Omelette105-5
Bill ZhaoFlorida BFlorida A11810
Geoffrey WuColumbia BCornell A118-5
Oliver WuOklahoma ATexas B124-5
Parth JagtapEdinburghYes, Moderator124-5
Jason ZhangToronto RoflToronto Joy125-5
Cade ReinbergerRITPitt12610
Vedant ModiTuftsHarvard13510
Maximilian NieburJHU ARutgers13510
Isaac MamelUMD AJHU B13510
KevinBerkeley CBerkeley B13510
Daniel ShamseeOklahoma BTexas A13510
Daoud JacksonBroken Hearts10 Negs that Shook the Quiz13510
Ethan WebbYes, ModeratorEdinburgh13510
Caleb OttWaterloo MikuToronto Weary1360
Kunaal ChandrashekarToronto JoyToronto Rofl13610
Yared TadesseCornell AColumbia B13610
Ben RotkoSwarthmoreJohn Jay A13610
Ryan HumphreyTexas BOklahoma A13610
Justin Lee3HK1MMBetrayed by Rita Izzatdust13610
Max Fitz-JamesFour Neg OmeletteFoucault's Penndulum1360