// Scilab Code Ex9.1.2:Page-411 (2008) clc; clear; e = 1.6e-013; // Energy equivalent of 1 MeV, J m_p = 1.672e-027; // Mass of a proton, kg m_n = 1.675e-027; // Mass of a neutron, kg M_D = 3.343e-027; // Mass of a deutron, kg c = 3.00e+008; // Speed of light in vacuum, m/s delta_m = m_p + m_n - M_D; // Mass defect, kg E_B = delta_m*c^2/e; // Binding energy for the deutron, MeV BE_bar = E_B/2; // Binding energy per nucleon for the deutron, MeV printf("\nThe binding energy per nucleon for the deutron = %5.3f MeV/nucleon", BE_bar); // Result // The binding energy per nucleon for the deutron = 1.125 MeV/nucleon