Part A and B: Computation of binding energy

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Noah L. Schrick 2023-01-19 17:59:39 -06:00
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## Part A: compute binding energy ## Part A: compute binding energy
computeBindingEnergy <- function(A, Z){
if (A %% 2 == 1) {
spin <- 0
}else if (A %% 2 == 0 && Z %% 2 == 0){
spin <- 12
}
else {
spin <- -12
}
B <- (15.67*A) - (17.23*(A^(2/3))) - ((0.75)*((Z^2)/(A^(1/3)))) - ((93.2)*(((A-(2*Z))^2)/A)) + (spin/(A^(1/2)))
return(B)
}
## Part B: compute Z=28 and A=58 ## Part B: compute Z=28 and A=58
computeBindingEnergy(58,28)
(15.67*58) - (17.23*(58^(2/3))) - ((0.75)*((28^2)/(58^(1/3)))) - ((93.2)*(((58-(2*28))^2)/58)) + (12/(58^(1/2)))
## Part C: table with two columns: nucleons and binding energy per nucleon ## Part C: table with two columns: nucleons and binding energy per nucleon