// Scilab code Exa6.1: : Page- 240 (2011) clc; clear; T = 5*24*60*60; // Half life of the substance, sec N = 6.023e+026*4e-06/210; // Number of atoms lambda = 0.693/T; // Disintegration constant, per sec K = lambda*N; // Rate of disintegration, E = 0.34*1.60218e-013; // Energy of the beta particle, joule P = E*K; // Rate at which energy is emitted, watt printf("\nThe rate at which energy is emitted = %d watt", P); // Result // The rate at which energy is emitted = 1 watt