// Scilab Code Ex7.1: Page-376 (2008) clc; clear; a = poly(0, 'a'); // Lattice parameter for a cubic unit cell, m // For simple cubic cell n = 1; // Number of atoms per simple cubic unit cell r = a/2; // Atomic radius for a simple cubic cell, m f = pol2str(int(numer(n*4/3*%pi*r^3/a^3)*100)); // Atomic packing fraction for a simple cubic cell printf("\nFor simple cubic cell, f = %s percent", f); // For face centered cubic cell n = 2; // Number of atoms per face centered cubic unit cell r = sqrt(3)/4*a; // Atomic radius for a face centered cubic cell, m f = pol2str(int(numer(n*4/3*%pi*r^3/a^3)*100)); // Atomic packing fraction for a face centered cubic cell printf("\nFor face centered cubic cell, f = %s percent", f); // For body centered cubic cell n = 4; // Number of atoms per body centered cubic unit cell r = a/(2*sqrt(2)); // Atomic radius for a body centered cubic cell, m f = pol2str(int(numer(n*4/3*%pi*r^3/a^3)*100)); // Atomic packing fraction for a body centered cubic cell printf("\nFor body centered cubic cell, f = %s percent", f); // Result // For simple cubic cell, f = 52 percent // For face centered cubic cell, f = 68 percent // For body centered cubic cell, f = 74 percent