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// Ex18_6 Page:356 (2014)
clc;clear;
m_U232 = 232.037131; // Atomic mass of U-232, u
m_He4 = 4.002603; // Atomic mass of He-4, u
KE_alpha = 5.32; // Kinetic energy of alpha-particle, MeV
m_Th228 = m_U232 - m_He4 - KE_alpha/931.5; // Atomic mass of Th-228, u
printf("\nThe atomic mass of Th-228 = %10.6f u", m_Th228);
// Result
// The atomic mass of Th-228 = 228.028817 u
// The answers vary due to round off error
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