// Scilab Code Ex12.3: Page-437 (2014) clc; clear; A_U238 = 238; // Mass number of U-238 A_He4 = 4; // Mass number of He-4 r0 = 1.2; // Nuclear radius constant, nm R_U238 = r0*A_U238^(1/3); // Radius of U-238 nucleus, fm R_He4 = r0*A_He4^(1/3); // Radius of He-4 nucleus, fm printf("\nThe radii of U-238 and He-4 nuclei are %3.1f fm and %3.1f fm repectively", R_U238, R_He4); ratio = R_U238/R_He4; // Ratio of the two radii printf("\nThe ratio of radius to U-238 to that of He-4 = %3.1f", ratio); // Result // The radii of U-238 and He-4 nuclei are 7.4 fm and 1.9 fm repectively // The ratio of radius to U-238 to that of He-4 = 3.9