// Scilab Code Ex4.11: Page-122 (2006) clc; clear; m = 9.1e-031; // Mass of an electron, kg e = 1.6e-019; // Charge on an electron, C lambda = 1.0e-09; // Mean free path of electron in metal, m v = 1.11e+05; // Average velocity of the electron in metal, m/s // For Lead n = 13.2e+028; // Electronic concentration of Pb, per metre cube sigma = n*e^2*lambda/(m*v); // Electrical conductivity of lead, mho per metre printf("\nThe electrical conductivity of lead = %4.2e mho per metre", sigma); // For Silver n = 5.85e+28; // Electronic concentration of Ag, per metre cube sigma = n*e^2*lambda/(m*v); // Electrical conductivity of Ag, mho per metre printf("\nThe electrical conductivity of silver = %4.2e mho per metre", sigma); // Result // The electrical conductivity of lead = 3.35e+007 mho per metre // The electrical conductivity of silver = 1.48e+007 mho per metre