Which outcome occurs when an electron wave function encounters an atomically thin insulating region?

💡 Explanation

Electrons exhibit wave-particle duality; therefore quantum tunneling allows penetration of barriers. The **tunneling** probability decreases exponentially with barrier thickness because the wave function decays through the insulating region, rather than being stopped completely.

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