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📅 MIT Science Bowl 2021🎓 HS🔄 Round 12#️⃣ Question 15🌟 BONUS✍️ Short Answer

Researchers at MIT are studying the binding of dinitrogen to iron-sulfur clusters. The mechanism of the fixation of dinitrogen proceeds first by the nitrogen molecule bonding to the iron sulfur complex. By name or number, identify all of the following three statements about such clusters that are true: 1) The dinitrogen bond is weakened due an orbital interaction with the nitrogen-nitrogen sigma-star orbital 2) The iron dz^2 (read: dee-zee-squared) orbital engages in pi bonding with dinitrogen 3) Electron poor iron sulfur clusters are more effective at nitrogen fixation

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