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// Ex17_4 Page:327 (2014)
clc;clear;
m_n = 1.008665; // Mass of a neutron, amu
m_p = 1.007825; // Mass of a proton, amu
A = 12; // Mass number of carbon, amu
Z = 6; // Atomic number of carbon, amu
N = A - Z; // Neutron number of carbon, amu
M_C12 = 12.0; // Mass of C-12 atom, amu
M = Z*m_p + N*m_n; // Total mass of constituents, amu
delta_m = M - M_C12; // Mass deficiency, amu
E_B = delta_m * 931.5; // Binding energy, MeV
E_B_avg = E_B/A; // Average binding eneryg per nucleon, MeV
printf("\nThe binding energy of C(12,6) = %5.2f MeV", E_B);
printf("\nThe average binding energy per nucleon of C(12,6) = %3.2f MeV", E_B_avg);
// Result
// The binding energy of C(12,6) = 92.16 MeV
// The average binding energy per nucleon of C(12,6) = 7.68 MeV
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