// Scilab Code Ex3.3 Radius of largest sphere that can be placed at the octahedral void: Page-100 (2010) // For simplicity we may take radius of the atom, R = 1 unit R = 1; // Radius of the atom in bcc lattice, unit // For a bcc lattice, 4*R = a*sqrt(3), solving for a a = 4*R/sqrt(3); // lattice parameter of bcc crystal, unit // Since R + Rx = a/2, solving for Rx Rx = a/2 - R; // Radius of the largest sphere that will fit into the octahedral void, unit printf("\nThe radius of the largest sphere that will fit into the octahedral void is : %5.3fR", Rx); //Result // The radius of the largest sphere that will fit into the octahedral void is : 0.155R