Packet 8: Tossup 20

A constant describing the interaction between two values of this quantity is determined from the dihedral angle in the Karplus equation. (-5[1])J-coupling represents the interaction between two values of this quantity, (15[1])which returns to (-5[1])its equilibrium value during T1 and T2 relaxation. (15[1])Applying an RF (15[1])pulse “flips” states corresponding (15[1])to values of this quantity in (*) NMR. (10[4])In an inhomogeneous magnetic (10[1])field, this quantity took on two discrete values (10[1])in the (10[1])Stern-Gerlach (10[1])experiment. (10[2])In orbital (10[1])diagrams, values of this quantity are represented using up and down (10[2])arrows. (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, (10[1])name (10[1])this intrinsic (10[1])angular momentum of a particle. (10[2])■END■ (10[6])

ANSWER: spin angular momentum [accept spin-spin coupling or spin relaxation or spin flip or magnetic dipole moment; prompt on magnetic moment; prompt on magnetization before mentioned; prompt on just coupling before mentioned by asking “what quantity’s interaction is represented by coupling?”; reject “electric dipole moment”]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Ahmed AzhariCambridgeBirmingham B20-5
Bill FudgeBathSouthampton3015
Saisabari RameshWaltham BBelmont A33-5
Aadi PudasainiLexington ALexington B4115
Simon BrewerManchester AChimera4415
Annika LarsonAlbanian Rift in the SkyLeif Eriksen's Striking Appearance4815
Stephen DonoghueSheffield BEdinburgh5510
Mia Clark-WebbOxfordWarperial5510
Max GreenEast Chapel HillCary Academy5510
Pratyush JaishankerPrat PackAlways Set the Kurve5510
Mihir KhuranaMinnetonka AEden Prairie5910
Willow BhargavaWaltham ABelmont B6710
Andrew NucciDon't Ever Take Sides Against the FamilyTaman's Nepo Babies6910
Darsh MehrotraWashingtonKentucky7010
Jonathan LeeCheese SandwichRenert7110
Jaiden LiWith Less Than 2 Years of Combined Quizbowl ExperienceBasileus II: Electric Boogaloo7110
Zhangir SatzhanovBirmingham ASouthperial7310
Ben RichardsSheffield AManchester B8410
Alex AnChapel Hill ATantaene Animis Caelestibus Irae8410
Aditya Rao (Challenger-Strawberry Park)CaliforniaGeorgia A85-5
Keke XiuAbbey ParkNorthern8510
Skanda VasishtaBig Brown Ballerswhatever8810
Penny McClementMartingroveBella Vista8910
Georgette BeaumontGrimsleyChapel Hill B9110
Ryan LiuNorth CarolinaGeorgia B9610
Amory Kaufman-YoungProvidenceBurnsville9610
Cameron VanceGeorgia ACalifornia9710
Swastik RoyTexas AGeorgia C9710
Ritam Setu (St. Mark's)Texas BNew York9710
Elif CetinBirmingham BCambridge9710
Andrew GaoBelmont AWaltham B9710
Fionn QuinnGlebeBurlington Trojans9710

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✕6100%33%17%59.33
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✓3100%0%0%76.67
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✓367%0%0%77.50
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✓4100%0%0%85.50
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✓5100%20%0%66.20
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✓3100%33%0%61.00
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✓4100%25%25%63.75
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✓3100%33%33%68.33
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✓5100%0%20%91.40
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✕8100%25%38%65.88