// Scilab Code Ex 1.13 :Page-26 (2006) clc; clear; R = 1; // For simplicity we assume radius of atom to be unity, m // For bcc Structure, a = 4*R/sqrt(3); // Lattice parameter of bcc crystal, m // We have (R+r)^2 = (a/2)^2+(a/4)^2, solving for r r = sqrt(5)*a/4-R // Relation between radius of the void and radius of the atom, m printf("\nThe radius of largest void in the bcc lattice = %4.2fR", r); // For fcc Structure, a = 4*R/sqrt(2); // Lattice parameter of fcc crystal, m // We have (R+r)^2 = (a/2)^2+(a/4)^2, solving for r r_fcc = a/2-R // Relation between radius of the void and radius of the atom, m printf("\nThe radius of largest void in the fcc lattice is %4.2f times larger than that in the bcc lattice", r_fcc/r); // Result // The radius of largest void in the bcc lattice = 0.29R // The radius of largest void in the fcc lattice is 1.42 times larger than that in the bcc lattice