// Scilab code Exa1.1 : : Page 51 (2011) clc; clear; Z = 79; // Atomic number of Gold z = 1; // Atomic number of Hydrogen e = 1.60218e-019; // Charge of an electron, coulomb K = 9e+09; // Coulomb constant, newton metre square per coulomb square E = 2*1.60218e-013; // Energy of the proton, joule b = Z*z*e^2*K/E; // Distance of closest approach, metre printf("\nDistance of closest approach : %7.5e metre", b); // Result // Distance of closest approach : 5.69575e-014 meter