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Transcribed Image Text:Calculate the tunneling probability when the kinetic energy of the particle is 0.2 MeV, the
barrier height is 20 MeV, the probability amplitude is 1.95×10¹5 m²¹, and the width of the
barrier is 2.97x10-¹8 m.
(A) 0.046
(B) 0.156
(C) 0.026
(D) 0.456
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