// Scilab Code Ex6.2: : Page-6.19 (2009) clc; clear; e = 1.6e-019; // Energy equivalent of 1 eV, J/eV E_F = 2.0*e; // Fermi level of Po, J m = 9.1e-031; // Mass of an electron, kg // As E_F = 1/2*m*v^2, solving for v v = sqrt(2*E_F/m); // Velocity of electron at Fermi level, m/s printf("\nThe Velocity of electron at Fermi level = %4.2e m/s", v); // Result // The Velocity of electron at Fermi level = 8.39e+05 m/s