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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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TeamOpponentPart 1Part 2Part 3TotalParts
British ColumbiaLSE001010E
Chicago ARutgers001010E
Columbia BMaryland1001020ME
Cornell ATexas001010E
Cornell BUCF1001020ME
FloridaNYU1001020ME
Georgia StateYale001010E
Illinois AIndiana001010E
Iowa StateVirginia Tech1001020ME
Johns HopkinsGeorgia Tech0101020HE
MichiganVirginia10101030MHE
MinnesotaChicago B1001020ME
North Carolina AColumbia A001010E
Ohio StateNorth Carolina B1001020ME
RITIllinois B1001020ME
StanfordToronto A001010E
Toronto BHarvard001010E
Toronto CMIT001010E
UC Berkeley BArizona State001010E
WUSTL ANorthwestern1001020ME
WUSTL BPenn State1001020ME
Waterloo AUC Berkeley A1001020ME
Waterloo BOttawa1001020ME
Winona StateVanderbilt1001020ME

Summary

TournamentExact Match?HeardPPBEasy %Medium %Hard %
2025 ACF NationalsYes2416.25100%54%8%