What is the probability that the electron tunnels through the barrier? (Use 9.11  10-31 kg for the mass of an electron, 1.055 ✕ 10−34 J · s for ℏ, and note that there are 1.60 ✕ 10−19 J per eV.)   b) What is the probability that the electron is reflected?   What If? For what value of U (in eV) would the probability of transmission be exactly 25.0% and 50.0%?   c) 25.0%   d) 50.0%

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An electron with kinetic energy E = 3.10 eV is incident on a barrier of width L = 0.230 nm and height U = 10.0 eV

(a)
What is the probability that the electron tunnels through the barrier? (Use 9.11  10-31 kg for the mass of an electron, 1.055 ✕ 10−34 J · s for ℏ, and note that there are 1.60 ✕ 10−19 J per eV.)
 
b)
What is the probability that the electron is reflected?
 
What If? For what value of U (in eV) would the probability of transmission be exactly 25.0% and 50.0%?
 
c) 25.0%
 
d) 50.0%
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