Question
This element’s hydrides are classified as “nido” or “arachno” by counting skeletal electron pairs in the Wade–Mingos rules. This element forms the anti-Markovnikov product when added across a double bond, and is then oxidized with hydrogen peroxide to form alcohols in a reaction named “hydro [this element].” The wurtzite form of this element’s nitride is harder than diamond. A canonical Lewis acid is this element’s trifluoride, which is planar since this element violates the octet rule and only has three valence electrons. For 10 points, what metalloid is located above aluminum on the periodic table and has atomic number five? ■END■
ANSWER: boron [or B; accept hydroboration]
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= Average correct buzz position
Buzzes
Player | Team | Opponent | Buzz Position | Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lucas Shedlock (UG) | Princeton A (UG) | Lehigh A (UG) | 17 | 10 |
Xavier Bomhorst (DII) | Maryland A (DII) | Penn B (DII) | 45 | 10 |
Rohit Chintala (DII) | Maryland B (DII) | NYU B | 47 | 10 |
Alex Wong (DII) | Rutgers A (UG) | Fordham A | 53 | 10 |
Vedh Ramesh (DII) | Penn A (DII) | NYU A (UG) | 55 | 10 |
Jack Stuhlman (DII) | Lehigh B (DII) | Rowan A (DII) | 64 | 10 |
Alex Lin (DII) | Rutgers B | Bard A (UG) | 81 | 10 |
Jason Qin (DII) | Columbia J (DII) | Columbia B | 100 | 10 |
Summary
2024 ACF Fall at Cornell | fall | Y | 9 | 89% | 0% | 22% | 76.00 |
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio State | fall | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 25% | 51.88 |
2024 ACF Fall at Washington | fall | Y | 6 | 100% | 0% | 50% | 78.00 |
2024 ACF Fall at Georgia | fall | Y | 11 | 100% | 0% | 27% | 71.82 |
2024 ACF Fall at North Carolina | fall | Y | 9 | 100% | 0% | 22% | 72.11 |
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont Colleges | fall | Y | 5 | 100% | 0% | 20% | 48.20 |
2024 ACF Fall at Rutgers | fall | Y | 8 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 57.75 |
2024 ACF Fall at Illinois | fall | Y | 9 | 100% | 0% | 44% | 54.00 |