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Answer the following about clock reactions. For 10 points each:
[10m] This element undergoes a namesake clock reaction in which it complexes with starch to form a deep blue color. This element’s radioactive isotope 131 is used to treat Graves’ disease.
ANSWER: iodine [or I; accept iodine clock reaction; prompt on iodide or iodized by asking “what’s the element?”]
[10e] The chemical traffic light, which moves from red to yellow to green when shaken, is an example of this type of reaction whose name is a portmanteau indicating the loss and gain of electrons.
ANSWER: redox reaction [or reduction-oxidation reaction or oxidation-reduction reaction; reject “reduction” reaction or “oxidation” reaction alone]
[10h] These chemicals’ clock reaction occurs at a known rate, allowing calculation of the rates of reactions involving them during which electron transfer is shown using fishhook arrows. RAFT polymerization is catalyzed by these chemicals.
ANSWER: free radicals [accept radical clock; accept free radical polymerization; accept reversible-deactivation radical polymerization]
<Chemistry — Andrew Gao> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 2

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TournamentEditionMatchHeardPPBE %M %H %
Rube Goldberg XIX11/20/2025✓1113.6436%82%18%
SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS11/20/2025✓526.00100%100%60%
SPOOKY IX11/20/2025✓514.0080%40%20%