Packet 4: Tossup 4

Energetic excitation due to these events represents the first step of a process (-5[1])described by Lindemann-Hinshelwood theory. (15[2])Terms representing force, diffusion, and these events (15[1])are (15[1])equated to the evolution of a system's distribution function in the Boltzmann (15[1])equation. (15[3])The steric (15[1])factor multiplies (15[1])the frequency (15[2])of one of these events (15[3])to define the (15[1])pre-exponential (15[3])factor. (15[2]-5[1])(*) Successful (10[1])occurrences of these (10[1])events (10[1])must occur (-5[1])with sufficient energy and (10[1])proper orientation. (10[3]-5[1])In KMT, (10[2]-5[1])the frequency (10[1])and intensity (10[1])of these events delineate pressure. For 10 points, “elastic” (10[1]-5[1])types of (10[1])what (10[1])events (10[2])occur (10[2])when an (10[1])ideal gas (10[2])molecule bounces off a container? (10[1])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: collisions [accept hitting a molecule or container; accept collision frequency or elastic collision]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Alec RisoBooz Allen InternsVirginia Tech12-5
Shahar SchwartzAn even worse ideaThey fuck you up your buzz and neg1615
Dan NiPC Chris Master RaceMichael Touse-Squid1615
Aadi PudasainiLexington AWaltham A2315
Ahmed AzhariCambridgeSouthampton2415
Rohit RajaNot Just BikingOstia Orcas3615
Bill FudgeBathSouthperial3715
Jonathan LeeCheese SandwichRenert3715
Andrew NucciDon't Ever Take Sides Against the FamilyPrat Pack3715
Viren KohliLambert ALambert B3915
Mihir KhuranaMinnetonka AMinnetonka B4115
Dutch ConnertyMidtownChattahoochee B4315
Allan YuanHooverInnovation B4315
Nicholas WinterArmand duplantis fan clubI have no buzzer and I must neg4815
Shaun IyerInnovation AExhibition4815
Joshua LiJohns CreekChattahoochee A4815
March DelfinWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl ExperienceMidnight Bus to Vista5115
Ilyas ChoukriVirginia TechBooz Allen Interns5215
Edgar HughesTed OffensiveHoya gonna stop the Fighting Irish?5215
Sankalp AgrawalEden PrairieBurnsville5215
Mia Clark-WebbOxfordBirmingham B5315
Max GreenEast Chapel HillTantaene Animis Caelestibus Irae53-5
Kaiden LeeNorthview ANorthview B5315
Simon ZhangLexington BMansfield B5410
Kaiwen XiaoLeif Eriksen's Striking AppearanceBig Brown Ballers5710
Julia BeamanMartingroveGlebe5810
Zhangir SatzhanovBirmingham AWarperial60-5
Pen HughesEdinburghChimera6410
Toby HewgillManchester BManchester A6610
Frank LovellSheffield ASheffield B6610
Georgette BeaumontGrimsleyChapel Hill A6610
Shreyas KandelaMansfield AWaltham B66-5
James LiChapel Hill BCary Academy68-5
Feliks ZhangBurlington TrojansNorthern6810
Emily SandeAlways Set the KurveTaman's Nepo Babies6810
James StadlerWarperialBirmingham A7010
Ani PulavarthiMinnetonka CProvidence7210
Hanna WuKentuckyGeorgia B81-5
Daniel SheffieldBelmont BWellesley8110
Ryan FangThe Young JitsThey'll Just Let Anyone Edit Chicago Open These Days8310
Taman TruongBasileus II: Electric BoogalooHeauton Timorumenos8410
Ryan LiuNorth CarolinaNew York8510
Eileen PengMountain Dew is BetterJeopardy Rejected Ibean Batutu8510
Ritam Setu (St. Mark's)Texas BCalifornia8610
Vikhyat KonchadaGeorgia ATexas A8610
Nathan Daniel (North Gwinnett)Georgia CWashington8810
Casper AndersonWaltham BMansfield A9010
Pranavkrishna BharanidharanBella VistaAbbey Park9010
Liam Cumby (Autrey Mill)Georgia BKentucky9510
Arjun PantCary AcademyChapel Hill B9610
Sowrish KomaragiriTantaene Animis Caelestibus IraeEast Chapel Hill9610

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-246100%100%0%45.67
Triangle Cup2026-03-133100%0%67%86.00
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-133100%67%0%55.00
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-134100%25%0%63.25
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-135100%40%0%59.40
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-243100%0%0%65.33
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-244100%75%25%46.00
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-304100%25%25%62.00
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-195100%0%20%88.00
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-178100%75%13%48.50