40.

25: a) Probability of tunneling is T  Ge 2L

 E 
  16   1 
E 32 32 
where G  16 1    2.74
U0  U 0  41
  41 
2m(U 0  E ) 2(9.11  10 31 kg)(41eV  32 eV)(1.60  10 9 J/eV).
and   
 1.054  10 34 J  s
 1.54  1010 m 1 .
10
m 1 )( 2.51010 m)
So Te  2.74 e 2 (1.54  10  2.74e 7.7  1.2  10 3.
mp 1.67  10 27
b)  For a proton,      .
me 9.11  10 31
    6.59  1011 m 1
11
m 1 )( 2.5  1010 m)
 T  2.74e 2 ( 6.59  10  2.74e 330
 T  10 143. The is small and for all practical purposes equal to zero.