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//Chapter-3,Example 16,Page 61
clc;
close;
//Reaction.....U(235) + n(1) ---> Kr(95) + Ba(139) + 2*n(1) + Q
m_U= 235.124 // Isotopic mass of Uranium in a.m.u.
m_n= 1.0099 // mass of neutron in a.m.u.
m_Kr= 94.945 // Isotopic mass of Kripton in a.m.u.
m_Ba=138.954 // Isotopic mass of Ba in a.m.u.
Q_value= (m_U + m_n - (m_Kr + m_Ba + 2*m_n))*931 // in electron volt since 1 a.m.u. =931 MeV
//since mass is decreased after reaction
// Q value is positive
printf('the Q value for the reaction is %.3f MeV',Q_value)
//mistake in textbook
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