Question

A 2015 paper by Zgonnik et al. argued that the Carolina Bays release this resource in a manner similar to arid patches of land called fairy circles. This resource powers the village of Bourakébougou, Mali after a large deposit of it was found there in 2012. That form of this resource is the lighter of the two byproducts produced by serpentinization. A Bussard ramjet scoop (-5[1])up this resource as fuel for space propulsion. Most of this resource currently used is (*) “gray,” but more investment is moving (10[1])toward its “green” form and its “blue” (-5[1])form, which uses carbon capture technology. The Toyota Mirai was one of the first mass-produced (10[1])vehicles to use this resource in its fuel cells, (10[1])which emit water as an output. Combined with nitrogen to form ammonia, for 10 points, name this gaseous element that is the lightest element in the universe. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: hydrogen [or natural hydrogen; or blue hydrogen; or gray hydrogen; or green hydrogen; or hydrogen fuel; or dihydrogenO]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Other Science>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Kane NguyenMixed-Affiliated Contingency, Off the Team & Absent: Wong, AdrianWaterloo Hatsune64-5
Liam KusalikWaterloo HatsuneMixed-Affiliated Contingency, Off the Team & Absent: Wong, Adrian8510
Nicolas EdwardsLa Clique du ChâteauToronto Weary92-5
Franklin WuToronto RoflLibrary of Babel School of Continuing Studies10710
Marcus Forbes-GreenToronto JoyWaterloo Miku11610
Benjamin ChapmanToronto WearyLa Clique du Château14410

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2023 Penn Bowl (Harvard)10/21/2023Y3100%33%0%103.33
2023 Penn Bowl (Mainsite)10/21/2023Y6100%0%17%115.17
2023 Penn Bowl (Norcal)10/28/2023Y2100%0%0%103.50
2023 Penn Bowl (South Central)10/28/2023Y3100%67%33%91.33
2023 Penn Bowl (UK)10/28/2023Y5100%20%40%112.80
2023 Penn Bowl @ Waterloo10/28/2023Y4100%0%50%113.00
2023 Penn Bowl @ UNC10/28/2023Y4100%50%25%99.00
2023 Penn Bowl @ FSU10/28/2023Y2100%0%100%139.50