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+clc();
+clear;
+//Given :
+m_alpha = 4.001506106; // mass of an alpha particle in u
+mp = 1.007276470 ; // proton mass in u 
+mn = 1.008665012; // neutron mass in u
+//E = ( 2*mp + 2*mn - m_alpha)*c^2
+// 1 u * c^2 = 931.5 MeV , where 1 u = 1.66*10^-27 kg and c = 3*10^8 m/s
+E = (2*mp + 2*mn - m_alpha)*931.5; // Binding energy in MeV
+printf("Average binding energy per nucleon : %.3f MeV",E/4);