// Scilab Code Ex 1.5 Density of diamond: Page-9 (2010) a = 3.57D-10; // Lattice parameter of a diamond crystal M = 12D-03; // Atomic weight of diamond, kg per mole n1 = 8; // No. of corner atoms in the diamond cubic unit cell n2 = 6; // No. of face centered atoms in the diamond cubic unit cell n3 = 4; // No. of atoms completely within the unit cell n = 1/8*n1+1/2*n2+1*n3; // No. of atoms per unit cell for an fcc lattice of NaCl crystal N = 6.023D+23; // Avogadro's No. // Volume of the unit cell is given by // a^3 = M*n/(N*d) // Solving for d d = M*n/(N*a^3); // Density of diamond cubic unit cell disp (round(d), "Density of diamond cubic unit cell, in kg per metre cube, is : "); // Result // Density of diamond cubic unit cell, in kg per metre cube, is : // 3503