Question

Tritium, the 3H atom, consists of a nucleus of one proton and two neutrons with a single electron. It is unstable and decays via beta emission to singly ionized helium, 3 He , consisting of a nucleus of two protons and one neutron with a single electron. This decay takes place instantaneously and thus there occurs a sudden doubling of the Coulomb interaction between the atomic electron and the nucleus. If the tritium atom is in its ground state when it decays, determine the probability that the 3He atom is in its ground state immediately after the decay.

Required:
Determine the probability that the 3H^+ atom is in its ground state immediately after decay.

Answer 1

Answer: hello your question is poorly written attached below is the complete question

P( ³₂He₊ ) at ground state = 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Determine the probability that the 3He atom is in its ground state after decay

From the attached solution the coulomb interaction of ( ³₂He) is double that of H³ . given that coulomb interaction is attractive ( -ve ) this will make the product to become more stable hence the product ( ³₂He₊ ) will be gotten at the ground state

i.e. P( ³₂He₊ ) at ground state = 1

attached below is a detailed solution