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Schramm and Turner highlighted the discrepancy between this element’s observed abundance in stars and the theoretical amount predicted by the Big Bang, which is known as this element’s cosmological“problem.” This element and helium-4 are produced in the PP II [p-p two] branch of the proton-proton chain. T Tauri stars exhibit strong absorption (-5[1])lines of this element. The presence of deuterium and this element is often used to distinguish brown dwarves from (*) low-mass stars. (10[1])An isotope of this element is the heaviest stable product of Big Bang nucleosynthesis. (-5[2])This is the lightest element whose abundance contributes to a quantity that distinguishes Population I and II stars and is denoted Z. In stars, this element is depleted by fusing with a proton to form unstable beryllium-8. (10[1])For 10 points, name this lightest metal. ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: lithium [or Li; accept lithium burning; accept cosmological lithium problem]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Kushal AluruRutgersLehigh B52-5
Andrew MinagarYaleColumbia B7310
Austin GuoPrincetonColumbia A87-5
Mihir ShettyColumbia CLehigh A87-5
Steven McPhillimeyLehigh AColumbia C12410
Derek ChenColumbia APrinceton13210
Evan SchleckGathererNYU B13210
Claire WilsonLehigh BRutgers13210

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2024 Booster Shot (Columbia)02/23/2024Y5100%0%60%118.60
2024 Booster Shot (Waterloo)02/23/2024Y4100%0%50%109.00
2024 Booster Shot (Vanderbilt)03/02/2024Y4100%0%50%123.75
2024 Booster Shot (Great Lakes)03/09/2024Y683%0%67%120.00
2024 Booster Shot (WUSTL)03/09/2024Y3100%0%0%128.00