// Scilab Code Ex6.11: Page-351 (2008) clc; clear; h = 6.6e-034; // Planck's constant, Js m = 9.1e-031; // Mass of an electron, kg e = 1.6e-019; // Energy equivalent of 1 eV, J rho = 10.5; // Density of silver, g/cc A = 108; // Atomic weight of Ag, g/mole N_A = 6.023e+023; // Avogadro's number E_F0 = h^2/(8*m)*(3*N_A*rho*1e+006/(%pi*A))^(2/3); // Fermi energy of silver at 0 K, J U = 3/5*(N_A*rho*1e+006/A)*E_F0; // Internal energy of the electron gas per unit volume at 0 K, J/metre-cube printf("\nThe Fermi energy of silver at 0 K = %3.1f eV", E_F0/e); printf("\nThe internal energy of the electron gas per unit volume at 0 K = %4.2e J/cubic-metre", U); // Result // The Fermi energy of silver at 0 K = 5.5 eV // The internal energy of the electron gas per unit volume at 0 K = 3.07e+010 J/cubic-metre