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+// Scilab code Exa13.4 : : Page-600(2011)
+clc; clear;
+a_v = 14.0; // Volume binding energy constant, mega electron volts
+a_s = 13.0; // Surface binding energy constant, mega electron volts
+a_c = 0.583; // Coulomb constant, mega electron volts
+a_a = 19.3; // Asymmetric constant, mega electron volts
+a_p = 33.5; // Pairing energy constant, mega electron volts
+Z = 92; // Atomic number
+// For U-236
+A = 235; // Mass number
+E_exc_236 = a_v*(A+1-A)-a_s*((A+1)^(2/3)-A^(2/3))-a_c*(Z^2/(A+1)^(1/3)-Z^2/A^(1/3))-a_a*((A+1-2*Z)^2/(A+1)-(A-2*Z)^2/A)+a_p*(A+1)^(-3/4); // Excitation energy for uranium 236, mega electron volts
+// For U-239
+A = 238; // Mass number
+E_exc_239 = a_v*(A+1-A)-a_s*((A+1)^(2/3)-A^(2/3))-a_c*(Z^2/(A+1)^(1/3)-Z^2/A^(1/3))-a_a*((A+1-2*Z)^2/(A+1)-(A-2*Z)^2/A)+a_p*((A+1)^(-3/4)-A^(-3/4)); // Excitation energy for uranium 239
+// Now calculate the rate of spontaneous fissioning for U-235
+N_0 = 6.02214e+23; // Avogadro's constant, per mole
+M = 235; // Mass number
+t_half = 3e+17*3.15e+7; // Half life, years
+lambda = 0.693/t_half; // Decay constant, per year
+N = N_0/M; // Mass of uranium 235, Kg
+dN_dt = N*lambda*3600; // Rate of spontaneous fissioning of uranium 235, per hour
+printf("\nThe excitation energy for uranium 236 = %3.1f MeV\nThe excitation energy for uranium 239 = %3.1f MeV\nThe rate of spontaneous fissioning of uranium 235 = %4.2f per hour", E_exc_236, E_exc_239, dN_dt);
+
+// Result
+// The excitation energy for uranium 236 = 6.8 MeV
+// The excitation energy for uranium 239 = 5.9 MeV
+// The rate of spontaneous fissioning of uranium 235 = 0.68 per hour
+
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