// Scilab Code Ex14.5 Dipolar polarization of HCl molecule: Page-470 (2010) k = 1.38e-023; // Boltzmann constant, J/mol/K T = 300; // Temperature of the HCl vapour, kelvin N = 1e+027; // Number of HCL molecuels per unit volume, per metre cube E = 1e+06; // Electric field strength to which the HCL vapour is subjected, volt/m p = 3.46e-030; // The dipole moment of HCl molecule,C-m alpha_d = p^2/(3*k*T); // Dipolar polarizability of HCl molecule, farad-metre square // As P = N*p = N*alpha_d*E P = N*alpha_d*E; // Orientational or Dipolar polarization of HCl molecule, coulomb per metre square E_M = p*E; // Magnetic energy stored in the dipole-field system, joule E_Th = k*T; // Thermal energy of the HCl molecule, joule a = E_M/E_Th; // Ratio of magnetic energy to the thermal energy printf("\nThe orientational polarization of molecules in HCl vapour = %4.2e coulomb per metre square", P); printf("\nThe ratio of magnetic energy to the thermal energy = %f << 1", a); // Result // The orientational polarization of molecules in HCl vapour = 9.64e-007 coulomb per metre square // The ratio of magnetic energy to the thermal energy = 0.000836 << 1