Bit Spreading Interleave Bits with Zeros

Code

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdint.h>

uint16_t spread_bits(uint8_t val) {
    uint16_t spreaded = 0;
    for(int i=0; i<16;i++){
        if(i%2==0)
            (val & (1<<i/2))?(spreaded |= 1<<i):(spreaded &= ~(1<<i));
            
        else
            spreaded &= ~(1<<i);
    }
    return spreaded;
}

int main() {
    uint8_t val;
    scanf("%hhu", &val);

    uint16_t result = spread_bits(val);
    printf("%u", result);
    return 0;
}

Solving Approach