// Scilab Code Ex12.5 Energy required to break one gram mole of helium: Pg: 247 (2008) amu = 931.5; // Energy equivalent of 1 amu, MeV mp = 1.007825; // Mass of proton, amu mn = 1.008665; // Mass of neutron, amu M_He = 4.002603; // Mass of helium nucleus, amu N = 6.023e+023; // Avogadro's number, g/mol m = 2*mp+2*mn-M_He; // Mass difference, amu E1 = m*amu; // Energy required to break one atom of He, MeV E = N*E1; // Energy required to break one gram mole of He, MeV printf("\nThe energy required to break one gram mole of He = %5.3e MeV", E); // Result // The energy required to break one gram mole of He = 1.704e+025 MeV