// Scilab Code Ex15.6: Page-324 (2010) e = 1.6e-019; // Energy equivalent of 1 eV, J/eV v = 2; // Valency of Zn atom N = v*6.02e+023; // Avogadro's number, per mol T = 300; // Temperature of Zn, K E_F = 9.38; // Fermi energy of Zn, eV k = 1.38e-023; // Boltzmann constant, J/K h = 6.626e-034; // Planck's constant, Js C_e = %pi^2*N*k^2*T/(2*E_F*e); // Electronic heat capacity of Zn, J/mol/K printf("\nThe molar electronic heat capacity of zinc = %5.3f J/mol/K", C_e); // Result // The molar electronic heat capacity of zinc = 0.226 J/mol/K