Question

These physical entities can be found by applying the Lanczos (“LANT-sosh”) algorithm in the activation-relaxation technique. Identification of these entities often requires introducing a “fudge factor” transmission coefficient (10[1])to account for reversals from quantum tunneling. The one imaginary frequency of these entities’ normal mode (10[1])can be found using the (10[1])STQN method developed by Peng and Schlegel. These entities can be analyzed (-5[1])by measuring differences in path length created by a beam splitter, as pioneered in (-5[1])experiments on cyanogen (-5[1])iodide by Ahmed Zewail. (10[3])These (10[1])entities, (10[2])which can (10[1])be analyzed (10[2])with laser pulses in femtochemistry, (10[1])resemble the species they are closest (10[1])to (10[1])in free energy according to Hammond’s (10[1])postulate. (10[2])For 10 (10[1])points, (10[1])saddle points on a potential energy surface (-5[1])represent what species, which are the highest energy states of a (-5[1])reaction? ■END■ (10[2]0[2])

ANSWER: transition states [prompt on chemical reactions by asking “what part of the reaction?”; prompt on saddle points by asking “what entities do they correspond to?”]
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Summary

2025 ACF Nationals04/19/2025Y2492%0%21%87.59

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Geoffrey WuColumbia AIndiana2610
Andrew WangIllinois AToronto A4210
Rasheeq AzadNorth Carolina AUC Berkeley A4710
Richard NiuCornell AVirginia Tech59-5
Rohan DalalGeorgia TechToronto C73-5
Shardul RaoMinnesotaJohns Hopkins76-5
Russell NipBritish ColumbiaFlorida8010
Adam FineChicago AStanford8010
Liam KusalikWaterloo ANorthwestern8010
Caleb OttWaterloo BLSE8110
Raymond ChenToronto BMIT8210
Vinu HariharUC Berkeley BWUSTL B8210
Aiden DartleyRutgersWUSTL A8410
Amogh KulkarniGeorgia StateOttawa8610
Bryan UgazArizona StateNYU8610
Shiva TegullaUCFMaryland9110
Karan GurazadaTexasHarvard9710
Cade ReinbergerRITNorth Carolina B9810
Simon ZimmermanOhio StateMichigan10410
Derek ChenColumbia BVanderbilt10510
Alan XieYalePenn State10510
Shardul ParthasarathyIllinois BWinona State10710
Sinecio MoralesJohns HopkinsMinnesota10810
Conor ThompsonIowa StateChicago B115-5
Joseph ChambersVirginiaCornell B126-5
Ezra SantosChicago BIowa State1280
Sarod NoriCornell BVirginia1280
Jason ZhangToronto CGeorgia Tech12810
Ilyas ChoukriVirginia TechCornell A12810