//Variable declaration e=1.602*10**-19; //charge of electron(c) epsilon0=8.85*10**-12; //permittivity(C/Nm) r0=0.314*10**-9; //seperation(m) A=1.75; //madelung constant n=5.77; //repulsive exponent value IE=4.1; //ionisation energy of K(eV) Ea=3.6; //electron affinity(eV) //Calculation E=-A*e**2*(1-(1/n))/(4*e*%pi*epsilon0*r0); //energy(eV) Ce=E/2; //cohesive energy per atom(eV) x=IE-Ea; //energy(eV) CE=Ce+(x/2); //total cohesive energy per atom(eV) //Result printf('total cohesive energy per atom is %0.3f eV \n',(CE)) printf('answer varies due to ing off errors')