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a) An electron with 10.0 eV kinetic energy hits a 10.1 eVpotential energy barrier. Calculate the penetration depth.

b) A 10.0 eV proton encountering a 10.1 eV potential energybarrier has a much smaller penetration depth than the valuecalculated in (a). Why?

c) Give the classical penetration depth for a 10.0 eV particlehitting a 10.1 eV barrier.

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a The penetration depth is the distance outside the barrierwhere the wavefunction becomes 1e of its original value I amstarting this    See Answer
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