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Problems 231
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8.8 The atomic weight of silver is 107.9 g mol ÿ1 and its density is 10.49 g cm .
Assuming that each silver atom has one conduction electron, calculate
(a) the Fermi energy and the average electronic energy (in joules and in eV),
(b) the average electronic velocity,
(c) the Fermi temperature,
(d) the pressure of the electron gas.
8.9 The bulk modulus or modulus of compression B is de®ned by

@P
B ˆÿv
@v T
Show that B for a free-electron gas is given by B ˆ 5P/3.