clc // Given that E = 1.1 // energy of gamma radiation in Mev l = 0.25 // length of aluminium in meter p = 0.02 // reduce in intensity in beam d = 2700 // density of aluminium in kg/m^3 // Sample Problem 2 on page no. 12.32 printf("\n # PROBLEM 2 # \n") printf("Standard formula used \n") printf("I = I_0*e^(-mu*x) \n") mu = (1 / l) * log(1 / p) k = mu / d x = 0.693 / mu printf("\n Mass attenuation coefficient of Al for this radiation is %e m^2/kg.\n Half value thickness is %f meter.",k,x)