// Scilab Code Ex4.5 Ionic Radius occupying an octahedral position: Page-138 (2010) R_ratio = 0.414; // Radius ratio for an octahedral void in am M+X- ionic lattice R_x = 2.5D-10; // Critical radius of X- anion, m R_m = R_x*0.414; // Radius of M+ cation, m disp(R_m/1D-10, "The radius of cation occupying octahedral position in an M+X- ionic solid, in angstrom, is : "); //Result // The radius of cation occupying octahedral position in an M+X- ionic solid, in angstrom, is : // 1.035