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Question
Which of the following lattices has the highest packing efficiency?
Options
Hexagonal close-packed
Primitive cubic
Simple cubic
Body-centered cubic
MCQ
Solution
Hexagonal close-packed
Explanation:
The maximum packing efficiency is 74 percent. The percentage of total space filled by the particles is known as packing efficiency. Both hcp and ccp (close packing) are equally effective.
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