// Scilab Code Ex 1.8 :Page-21 (2006) clc; clear; N = 6.023e+23; // Avogadro's number // For silicon crystallized into diamond structure a = 5.43e-08; // Lattice parameter of Si, cm M = 28.1; // Atomic mass of Si, g/mol n = 8/a^3; // Number of atoms per unit volume, atoms per cm cube d = n*M/N; // Density of Si crytal, g/cm printf("\nThe density of crystallized Si = %4.2f gram per cm cube", d); // For GaAs crystallized into Zinc Blende structure a = 5.65e-08; // Lattice parameter of GaAs, cm M_Ga = 69.7; // Atomic weight of Ga, g/mol M_As = 74.9; // Atomic weight of As, g/mol M = M_Ga + M_As; // Atomic weight of GaAs, g/mol n = 4/a^3; // Number of atoms per unit volume, atoms per cm cube d = n*M/N; // Density of Si crytal, g/cm printf("\nThe density of crystallized GaAs = %5.3f gram per cm cube", d); // Result // The density of crystallized Si = 2.33 gram per cm cube // The density of crystallized GaAs = 5.324 gram per cm cube 12