Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (4th Edition)

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Chapter 40 - One-Dimensional Quantum Mechanics - Exercises and Problems - Page 1175: 12

Answer

$2.3\,pm$

Work Step by Step

A helium atom with energy $1.0 \,eV$ below $U_{0}$ has $U_{0}-E=1.0\,eV$. The penetration distance $\eta=\frac{\hbar}{\sqrt {2m(U_{0}-E)}}$ $=\frac{1.05\times10^{-34}\,J\cdot s}{\sqrt {2(4\times1.66\times10^{-27}\,kg)(1.0\,eV\times\frac{1.6\times10^{-19}\,J}{1.0\,eV})}}$ $=2.3\times10^{-12}\,m=2.3\,pm$
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