Author Question: Classically, the concept of tunneling is impossible. Why? a. The kinetic energy of the particle ... (Read 26 times)

vicotolentino · **on:** Jul 28, 2018

Classically, the concept of tunneling is impossible. Why?
a. The kinetic energy of the particle would be negative. b. The velocity of the particle would be negative. c. The total energy of a particle is equal to the kinetic and potential energies.
d. The kinetic energy must be equal to the potential energy.
e. The total energy for the particle would be negative.

Question 2

Quantum tunneling occurs in
a. nuclear fusion.
b. radioactive decay by emission of alpha particles.
c. the scanning tunneling microscope. d. all of the above. e. only (b) and (c) above.