// Scilab Code Ex1.1:Page-1.5 (2009) clc; clear; lambda = 2.1e-010; // de Broglie wavelength of the particle, m m = 1.67e-027; // Mass of the particle, kg h = 6.626e-034; // Planck's constant, Js e = 1.6e-019; // Energy equivalent of 1 eV, J/eV // From de Broglie relation, lambda = h/sqrt(2*m*E), solving for E E = h^2/(2*m*lambda^2*e); // Energy of the particle, eV printf("\nThe energy of the particle from de Broglie wavelength = %5.3e eV", E); // Result // The energy of the particle from de Broglie wavelength = 1.863e-002 eV