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These substances are modeled by the Carnahan-Starling-Desantis and Martin-Hou equations of state. It’s not oil or natural gas, but these substances can form a flash gas when they boil. These substances have “glide” when they have multiple components with different volatilities. The ASHRAE “R” numbering system for these substances begins with 400 when the substance is zeotropic, such as R-410A. The DX system (-5[1])uses these (15[1])substances, where they change boiling point as they undergo a cycle of (*) compression, condensation, (10[1]-5[1])expansion, and evaporation. Thomas Midgley Jr. and Charles Kettering developed another example of these substances, which were phased out by the Montreal protocol due to their effect (-5[1])on the ozone layer. For 10 points, Freon and other CFCs (10[1])were used as what substances, the working fluids of namesake cooling machines? (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: refrigerants [accept high-glide refrigerants; prompt on Freon or CFCs before read; prompt on coolants or heat transfer agents; prompt on descriptions like cooling agents]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Asha BasuI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks upYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruit62-5
Benjamin ChapmanSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of DonutThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork Orange6415
Stefan Vladas rational as the square root of two power bottomsModerator Can't Neg me While in Alpha78-5
Jason ZhangShe Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA InterfereRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan Quizbowlers7810
Micah ColmanTensei Shitara Flashcard Data KenCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole country105-5
Michael DuYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruitI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up11610
Aaron Dos RemediosModerator Can't Neg me While in Alphaas rational as the square root of two power bottoms12810
Kais JessaCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole countryTensei Shitara Flashcard Data Ken12910

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