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+// Ex17_4 Page:327 (2014)
+clc;clear;
+m_n = 1.008665;    // Mass of a neutron, amu
+m_p = 1.007825;    // Mass of a proton, amu
+A = 12;    // Mass number of carbon, amu
+Z = 6;    // Atomic number of carbon, amu
+N = A - Z;    // Neutron number of carbon, amu
+M_C12 = 12.0;    // Mass of C-12 atom, amu
+M = Z*m_p + N*m_n;    // Total mass of constituents, amu
+delta_m = M - M_C12;    // Mass deficiency, amu
+E_B = delta_m * 931.5;    // Binding energy, MeV
+E_B_avg = E_B/A;    // Average binding eneryg per nucleon, MeV
+printf("\nThe binding energy of C(12,6) = %5.2f MeV", E_B);
+printf("\nThe average binding energy per nucleon of C(12,6) = %3.2f MeV", E_B_avg);
+
+// Result
+// The binding energy of C(12,6) = 92.16 MeV
+// The average binding energy per nucleon of C(12,6) = 7.68 MeV 
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