//Example number 1.2, Page number 10 clc;clear; close; //Variable declaration e=1.6*10**-19; //charge(coulomb) epsilon0=8.85*10**-12; r0=0.41*10**-3; //equilibrium distance(m) A=1.76; //madelung constant n=0.5; //repulsive exponent value //Calculation Beta=72*%pi*epsilon0*r0**4/(A*e**2*(n-1)); //compressibility //Result printf( "compressibility = %.4e",Beta) //answer in the book is wrong