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This element’s concentration is measured with the Clark electrode. Preston Cloud used banded iron formations to date a high concentration of this element to 2.4 billion years ago. (-5[1])A (10[1])bond between atoms of this element is broken in the Chapman cycle. A decrease in this element’s concentration occurs during eutrophication from algal blooms. (10[1])By mass, (10[1]-5[1])this is the most abundant element (-5[1])in the Earth’s crust. (-5[1])The Montreal Protocol banned CFCs to mitigate how a compound of this element was depleted over the South (10[1])Pole, leading to the formation of a namesake “hole” (10[1])of that compound. For 10 points, name this element that makes up ozone and about 21% (10[1])of the atmosphere with nitrogen. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: oxygen [or O; accept Great Oxygenation Event]
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Summary

2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY1100%0%0%25.00
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY989%0%33%50.63
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY7100%0%57%75.29
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY12100%0%25%67.42
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY1090%0%50%81.44
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY888%0%25%50.57
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%22%47.89

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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Dylan BianchiUW GreedUW Wrath27-5
Andrea YuUW ChastityArizona State A2810
Jacob BieriBoise StateUW Envy5210
Liam MarklandAlbertaArizona State B5410
Luke StroleUW PrideUBC A54-5
Akshath SrinivasanUW LustUW Sloth60-5
Chris SteinbronnUW GluttonyUBC B64-5
Erin ChenUBC BUW Gluttony8210
Joyann HuaUBC AUW Pride9110
Justin LehtinenUW SlothUW Lust10710
Darrien LiangUW WrathUW Greed11310