// Scilab Code Ex4.3: Page-112 (2006) clc; clear; m = 9.1e-031; // Mass of an electron, kg e = 1.6e-019; // Charge on an electron, C r = 1.28e-010; // Atomic radius of cupper, m a = 4*r/sqrt(2); // Lattice parameter of fcc structure of Cu, m V = a^3; // Volume of unit cell of Cu, metre cube n = 4/V; // Number of atoms per unit volume of Cu, per metre cube tau = 2.7e-04; // Relaxation time for an electron in monovalent Cu, s sigma = n*e^2*tau/m; // Electrical conductivity of Cu, mho per cm printf("\nThe free electron density in monovalent Cu = %5.3e per metre cube", n); printf("\nThe electrical conductivity of monovalent Cu = %5.3e mho per cm", sigma); // Result // The free electron density in monovalent Cu = 8.429e+028 per metre cube // The electrical conductivity of monovalent Cu = 6.403e+017 mho per cm