//Chapter 5, Example 5.1, Page 103 clc clear // Initial Kinetic energy MRa = 226.025402 MRn = 222.017571 MHe = 4.00260325 C2 = 931.5 Ad = 222 Aa = 4 Q = (MRa-MRn-MHe)*C2 E = Q*(Ad/(Ad+Aa)) R = Q-E printf("\n Q of the reaction = %f MeV",Q); printf("\n Kinetic Enerfy of the reaction = %f MeV",E); printf("\n The reminder of Q is the kinetic energy of the product nucleus,Rn = %f MeV",R); // Answer may vary due to round off error