Bonus
This compound is mixed with fuel oil to form an industrial high explosive called ANFO. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this compound that is occasionally banned from use in fertilizer due to terrorism concerns. This compound’s improper storage leveled the harbor of Beirut in 2020.
ANSWER: ammonium nitrate [accept NH4NO3]
[10h] In place of ammonium nitrate, industrial explosives are more likely to use this active ingredient of Semtex and C-4. Fumes of this compound hospitalized around 40 Vietnam War soldiers, who frequently used C-4 as cooking fuel.
ANSWER: RDX [or Research Department Explosive or Royal Demolition Explosive or hexogen]
[10e] The magnitude of explosions is often measured in comparison to those caused by tons of this explosive. This explosive is formed by attaching three nitro groups to toluene.
ANSWER: TNT [or (2,4,6-)trinitrotoluene; or 2-methyl-1,3,5-trinitrobenzene]
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Conversion
Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
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British Columbia | LSE | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Chicago A | Rutgers | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Columbia B | Maryland | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Cornell A | Texas | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Cornell B | UCF | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Florida | NYU | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Georgia State | Yale | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Illinois A | Indiana | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Iowa State | Virginia Tech | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Johns Hopkins | Georgia Tech | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | HE |
Michigan | Virginia | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | MHE |
Minnesota | Chicago B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
North Carolina A | Columbia A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Ohio State | North Carolina B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
RIT | Illinois B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Stanford | Toronto A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Toronto B | Harvard | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
Toronto C | MIT | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
UC Berkeley B | Arizona State | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
WUSTL A | Northwestern | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
WUSTL B | Penn State | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Waterloo A | UC Berkeley A | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Waterloo B | Ottawa | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Winona State | Vanderbilt | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Summary
Tournament | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 ACF Nationals | Yes | 24 | 16.25 | 100% | 54% | 8% |