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 (-5[1])makes an unbound system. On charts depicting possible examples of these structures, stability occurs between the “drip lines.” Terms proportional to A, A to the two-thirds, and Z squared over A to the one-third quantify the volume, surface, and (*) Coulomb contributions to the energy of these structures, according to a formula derived from the liquid drop model. (10[1])The mass defect of these structures is proportional to the binding energy required to separate (10[1])them into their constituent particles. For 10 points, what structures were discovered when a beam of alpha particles was deflected (10[1])by a gold foil? ■END■

ANSWER: atomic nuclei [or nucleus; reject “atoms”]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Swapnil GargBerkeley AIt's Joever27-5
Stephen Liu[Insert Lawyer Joke Here]Berkeley B8410
Natan HoltzmanStanford AStanford B9910
Eric WolfsbergIt's JoeverBerkeley A11910

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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