Packet 10: Tossup 15
On a Walden plot, higher ionicity is seen in substances named for this property when they are hydrate-based and contain metal chlorides. Adhesion layers remove oxides before a type of wafer bonding named for this property, which is commonly used to combine gold and silicon. This property’s “halt” occurs between two points where the slope is zero on a cooling curve. During steel metallurgy, austenite begins cooling after separating from a mixture with this property called (*) ledeburite. Carbon content greater or less than 0.8 percent determines whether steel is “hypo-” or “hyper-[this property].” Biodegradable alternatives to ionic liquids are called “deep solvents” with this property. For 10 points, give this term for a binary mixture that has a lower melting point than its constituents. ■END■
Buzzes
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 NAFTA at Stanford | 01/17/2026 | ✓ | 4 | 100% | 25% | 0% | 86.75 |
| 2025 NAFTA Online | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 4 | 75% | 0% | 0% | 101.33 |
| 2026 NAFTA at Vanderbilt | 02/14/2026 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 114.00 |
| 2025 NAFTA at Toronto | 09/13/2025 | ✓ | 1 | 100% | 100% | 0% | 74.00 |
| 2025 NAFTA at Maryland | 09/27/2025 | ✓ | 1 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 91.00 |
| 2025 NAFTA at Harvard | 10/04/2025 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 0% | 33% | 109.67 |
| 2025 NAFTA at Oxford | 10/11/2025 | ✓ | 3 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 100.00 |
| 2025 NAFTA at Chicago | 11/08/2025 | ✓ | 6 | 100% | 17% | 0% | 94.33 |
| 2025 NAFTA at Columbia | 11/08/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 80% | 0% | 0% | 105.00 |