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//Example 31.2
m_parent=239.052157;//Atomic mass of parent nucleus (Pu 239)(u), See Appendix A
m_final=235.043924+4.002603;//Final atomic mass of products of decay (U 235 and He 4)(u), See Appendix A
delta_m=m_parent-m_final;//Difference in mass (u)
E=delta_m*931.5;//Energy emitted in decay (MeV)
//E=delta_m*c^2, but 1 u=931.5MeV/c^2
printf('Energy emitted in decay = %0.2f MeV',E)
//Answer varies due to the difference in value of atomic mass of He-4 found in Appendix A and the value used in textbook
//Openstax - College Physics
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