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// Scilab code Ex7.3: Pg:276 (2008)
clc;clear;
M_n = 1.6747e-027; // Mass of neutron, kg
M_p = 1.6725e-027; // Mass of proton, kg
M_e = 9e-031; // Mass of electron, kg
c = 3e+08; // Velocity of light, m/s
delta_m = M_n-(M_p + M_e); // Mass defect, kg
E = delta_m*c^2/1.6e-013; // Energy released, MeV
printf("\nThe energy produced when a neutron breaks into a proton and an electron = %4.2f MeV", E);
// Result
// The energy produced when a neutron breaks into a proton and an electron = 0.73 MeV
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