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📅 NSB 2019🎓 HS🔄 Round 4#️⃣ Q15❓ TOSS-UP✍️ Short Answer

Research by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of New Mexico has produced a new material for catalytic converters in vehicles. Identify all of the following three factors that drove this research: 1) The cost of platinum; 2) The lower temperatures produced by higher-efficiency engines; 3) The inefficiency of platinum as a catalyst at high temperatures.

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