// Scilab Code Ex12.6: Page-444 (2014) clc; clear; Z = 92; // Atomic number of U-238 A = 238; // Mass number of U-238 E_Coul = 0.72*Z*(Z-1)*A^(-1/3); // Total Coulomb energy of U-238, MeV printf("\nThe total Coulomb energy of U-238 = %3d MeV", E_Coul); // Result // The total Coulomb energy of U-238 = 972 MeV