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+//To Calculate the Binding Energy of an Alpha Particle
+//Example 46.2
+
+clear;
+
+clc;
+
+u=931;//1 Atomic Mass Unit in MeV/c^2
+
+mH=1.007825*u;//Mass of Hydrogen atom in MeV/c^2
+
+mn=1.008665*u;//Mass of Neutron in MeV/c^2
+
+mHe=4.00260*u;//Mass of Helium atom in MeV/c^2
+
+np=2;//Number of protons in Alpha Particle
+
+nn=2;//Number of Neutrons in Alpha Particle
+
+B=(np*mH+nn*mn-mHe);//Binding Energy of an Alpha Particle in MeV
+
+printf("Binding energy of an Alpha particle = %.1f MeV",B);