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1. A beam of protons of energy 3.75 MeV is incident on a barrier of height...

1. A beam of protons of energy 3.75 MeV is incident on a barrier of height 18.00 MeV and
thickness 1.65 fm (1.65 x 10^ -15 m). (a) What is the probability of the protons tunneling through the barrier?
(b) By what factor does the probability change if the barrier thickness is doubled ?

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