// Scilab code Exa2.6 : : Page 90 (2011) clc; clear; A = 6.022137e+023; //Avagadro's number, atoms N_0 = A/232; // Initial number of atoms t = 3.150e+07; // Decay time, sec lambda = 1.58e-018; // Disintegration constant,sec^-1 N = lambda*t*N_0; // Number of alpha decays in Th-232 printf("\nThe number of alpha decays in Th-232 = %5.2e ", N); // Result // The number of alpha decays in Th-232 = 1.29e+011