// Scilab Code Ex5.3 : Page-173 (2013) clc; clear; m = 9.1e-31; // Mass of the electron, kg h = 6.63e-34; // Planck's constant, Js c = 3e+008; // Speed of light, m/s e = 1.6e-19; // Energy equivalent of 1 eV, J/eV V0 = 54; // Potential difference between electrodes, V lambda = h*c/(sqrt(2*m*c^2/e*V0)*e*1e-009); // de Broglie wavelength of the electron, nm printf("\nThe de Broglie wavelength of the electron used by Davisson and Germer = %5.3f nm", lambda); // Result // The de Broglie wavelength of the electron used by Davisson and Germer = 0.167 nm