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This is the heaviest element for which a solid trimethyl source is used to react it with group V (“vee”) materials in the MOVPE process. A lab at Oregon discovered a pigment in which this element and yttrium help expose the intense blue color of plus-3 (-5[1])manganese ions. The most common sources (15[1])for this high-demand p-block element are leaching from zinc sulfide ores and recovery after its most notable compound is etched onto glass and wafers. This is the [emphasize] (-5[1])second of four elements in the name of a flexible (-5[2])semiconductor that competes with (*) amorphous silicon and cadmium telluride for use in thin-film solar (10[2]-5[1])cells. Aluminum-doped zinc oxide is (10[1])a cheaper alternative to a (10[1]-5[1])compound containing this (-5[1])metal and (10[1])tin that is deposited to create transparent conducting (10[1])films. This metal is named for the (10[1])blue-violet line in its spectrum. For 10 points, name (10[1])this metal found in LCDs as its tin oxide. (10[2]0[4])■END■

ANSWER: indium [or In] (The pigment is YInMn Blue, and the solar cell material is CIGS, or copper indium gallium selenide.)
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Kai SmithPunished "Venom" BHSUBHSU B44-5
Sinecio MoralesCharlotte's Moderately Successful TeamAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUH5015
Vincent DuA Nervy Liberal Nanny HenceI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)78-5
Dylan MinarikAre You There, Chat? It's Me, MargaretGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood Vermeer88-5
Matt JacksonLMM's LLM MLMsticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone88-5
Billy BusseBHSU BPunished "Venom" BHSU10210
Raul PassementThe Dyatlov Passement incidentit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brown10210
Azura Gollamudivar merchantsSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARE102-5
Anderson WangI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)A Nervy Liberal Nanny Hence10710
Rasheeq AzadMindgoblin of Little HobbesgenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yet112-5
Adam Finesticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zoneLMM's LLM MLM11210
Matt Laferwhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anythingLes Missourables115-5
Vivek SasseThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to seeLying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicago11710
Jason HongThe Jeam TeamBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago Boy12510
Kevin WanggenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yetMindgoblin of Little Hobbes13210
Sky HongNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)The Oldest Men in the World14110
Ethan AshbrookGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood VermeerAre You There, Chat? It's Me, Margaret15010
June YinLes Missourableswhen you look this good, you don’t have to know anything1500
Natan HoltzmanLisan al-QuibRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: A1500
Eric BobrowRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: ALisan al-Quib1500
Alex AkridgeWe Need New NamesThe Empire Bikes Back15010
Matt WeinerSAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUAREvar merchants1500