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The artificially created nuclear isotope tritium (3H) is important in many applications....

The artificially created nuclear isotope tritium (3H) is important in many applications. This isotope undergoes beta decay, emitting an electron with a mean kinetic energy of 5.7 keV. (a) What is the de Broglie wavelength of such an emitted electron? (b) Is it likely that the electron existed inside the 3.4-fm-diameter nucleus just before it was emitted? Explain.

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