Question

Asymmetries in some partnered examples of these structures may produce a Thomas-Ehrman shift. Some three-component “halo” examples of these structures may also be “Borromean,” since removing any component (15[1]-5[1])makes an unbound system. On charts depicting possible examples of these structures, stability occurs between the “drip lines.” (15[2])Terms proportional to A, (15[1])A to the two-thirds, and Z squared over A to the one-third quantify the volume, surface, and (*) Coulomb (10[1])contributions (10[1])to the energy (10[2])of these structures, (10[1])according to a formula (10[1]-5[1])derived from the liquid drop model. (10[4])The mass (10[1])defect of these structures is proportional to the binding energy (10[1])required to separate (10[1])them (10[1])into (10[1])their constituent particles. (10[1])For 10 points, what structures were discovered when a beam of alpha particles (10[1])was deflected (10[2])by a gold foil? (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: atomic nuclei [or nucleus; reject “atoms”]
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Summary

2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%17%17%84.17
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%0%0%106.67
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%0%33%100.67
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y3100%33%0%68.33
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023Y4100%50%0%59.00
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y2100%0%0%84.00
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y3100%0%0%86.33

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Swapnil GargBerkeley AIt's Joever27-5
Ben HuCornell C++Hutto Hippos2715
Alex LiRollin in from Sturgis, The Cheyne GangWhat is BH! And you are asking me? BHSU4515
Kevin Wangmeet the new weird, same as the old weirdColumbia B4515
Ashvin SrivatsaEpic GamesAmartya Senpai Notice Me4915
EvanBroken Imperial NomadsOxford Hornets6710
Arya KarthikThe Enrique Trastamara Military Academy BCornell B-6810
Adam FineChicago AWUSTL7110
Benjamin ChapmanThe Passion According to C.H.Cameron et al.7110
Adam Silvermannats is supposed to mean you all have gone softUG Championship Players (and Mazin)7410
Quynh PhungPurdueNorthwestern78-5
TaylorMojo ShojoOSU7810
Stephen Liu[Insert Lawyer Joke Here]Berkeley B8410
Vincent DuThe Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 NegsMaryland B+8410
Vivek SasseChicago BMaryland B-8410
Liam KusalikThe Vulture's Guide to BuzzNeg 5! Playing Quizbowl, Liddy Style8410
Daniel MaOlmo (Bonus) BagelryWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Again8610
Nathan ZhangHutto HipposRollin in from Sturgis, The Cheyne Gang9610
Natan HoltzmanStanford AStanford B9910
Iain CarpenterIllinois A+Michigan10010
KrolMagisters LudiBuzzers Karamazov10110
Russell NipMilan et al.Parth et al.10410
Hasna KarimGlass Onyen: A Knives Out MysteryFan-tastic Negs and Where to Find Them11710
Eric WolfsbergIt's JoeverBerkeley A11910
Connor MayersMaryland ARutgers Diaspora11910
Andrew SalijNorthwesternPurdue12310