Question

It’s not steam, but in a namesake process, oil refineries use these substances (-5[1])to “crack” high-molecular weight petroleum into gasoline products. These substances are (10[1])“perfect” if their efficiency is limited only by diffusion. (10[2])The efficiency of these substances is impeded in “poisoning.” (10[3])Leaded (10[2])gasoline (-5[1])can impede (10[2])the removal of carbon dioxide (10[1])from exhaust with a “converter” (10[1])named for these (10[1])substances. (10[2])These substances, which are called heterogeneous if they are in a different phase (10[1])than reactants, provide a pathway with lower activation energy. (10[1])For 10 points, name these species that increase the rate of a reaction without being consumed. ■END■

ANSWER: catalysts [accept fluid catalytic cracking or catalytic converter; prompt on enzymes]
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY2100%0%0%43.00
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY1100%0%0%41.00
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1100%0%0%32.00
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY3100%0%0%45.67
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY10100%0%20%52.20

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Abigail ZimmermanIowa BIllinois C12-5
Benny FeldmanChicago APurdue B2310
Henry BylinowskiAuburn AGeorgia Tech D3210
Jiping FangIllinois AIowa A3210
Beckett Gilmore (DII)Jefferson County Scholars (DII)Ohio State B (DII) 4110
Russell NipUBC AUBC B4110
Stephen HeritageNotre Dame APurdue A4110
Ilyas ChoukriVirginia Tech ALiberty A4210
Emmett ChoChicago BSIUE4210
Davis JohnsonPurdue CWashU B43-5
Dennis Yang (DII)Michigan A (UG) Michigan State A 4510
Malachi LedfordTusculumAppalachian State A4510
Ansh MuthiyanUNC BAppalachian State A5010
Azura GollamudiNorthwestern BIllinois B5510
Sebastian PujetWashU AIndiana5810
Max KoldaNotre Dame CNotre Dame B5910
Arthur ZhangNorthwestern AIllinois D5910
Galen SongIllinois CIowa B7210
Sam HewittWashU BPurdue C8110