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diff --git a/3845/CH31/EX31.2/Ex31_2.sce b/3845/CH31/EX31.2/Ex31_2.sce new file mode 100644 index 000000000..e08e1bf81 --- /dev/null +++ b/3845/CH31/EX31.2/Ex31_2.sce @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +//Example 31.2
+m_parent=239.052157;//Atomic mass of parent nucleus (Pu 239)(u), See Appendix A
+m_final=235.043924+4.002603;//Final atomic mass of products of decay (U 235 and He 4)(u), See Appendix A
+delta_m=m_parent-m_final;//Difference in mass (u)
+E=delta_m*931.5;//Energy emitted in decay (MeV)
+//E=delta_m*c^2, but 1 u=931.5MeV/c^2
+printf('Energy emitted in decay = %0.2f MeV',E)
+//Answer varies due to the difference in value of atomic mass of He-4 found in Appendix A and the value used in textbook
+//Openstax - College Physics
+//Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11406/latest
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