// chapter 7 // example 7.10 // determine the percentage of ionic polarisability in sodium crystal // page 191-192 clear; clc; // given n=1.5; // refractive index Er=5.6;// dielectric constant //calculate // since (Er-1)/(Er+2)=N*(alpha_e+alpha_i)/(3*E0) Clausius-Mossotti equation // and (n^2-1)/(n^2+2)=N*alpha_e/(3*E0) // from above two equations, we get ((n^2-1)/(n^2+2))*((Er+2)/(Er-1))=alpha_e/(alpha_e+alpha_i) // or alpha_i/ (alpha_e+alpha_i)= 1-((n^2-1)/(n^2+2))*((Er+2)/(Er-1))= (say P) // where P is fractional ionisational polarisability P=1-((n^2-1)/(n^2+2))*((Er+2)/(Er-1)); // calculation of fractional ionisational polarisability P=P*100; // calculation of percentage of ionisational polarisability printf('\nThe percentage of ionisational polarisability is \t%.1f percent',P);