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Question
Answer the following in one or two sentences.
Which of the three types of packing used by metals makes the most efficient use of space and which makes the least efficient use?
Solution
Out of the three types of packing, face-centered cubic (or ccp or hcp) lattice makes the most efficient use of space while simple cubic lattice makes the least efficient use of space.
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