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+// Ex19_3 Page:373 (2014)
+clc;clear;
+m_p = 1.007825; // Mass of a proton, u
+m_n = 1.008665; // Mass of a neutron, u
+m_U235 = 235.043924; // Atomic mass of U-235, u
+m_Ba141 = 140.91440; // Atomic mass of Ba-141, u
+m_Kr92 = 91.92630; // Atomic mass of Kr-92, u
+delta_m = (m_n + m_U235 - m_Ba141 - m_Kr92 - 3*m_n); // Mass difference, u
+E = delta_m*931.5; // Energy released in the fission reaction, MeV
+printf("\nThe energy released in the fission reaction = %5.1f MeV", E);
+
+// Result
+// The energy released in the fission reaction = 173.2 MeV \ No newline at end of file