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Crystals and Crystallization

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Close packing is maximum in the crystal lattice of

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Face-centred cubic

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Body-centred cubic

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Simple cubic

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Primitive cube

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Solution

The correct option is B Face-centred cubic
With $74 %$ packing efficiency, close packing is maximum in the crystal lattice of face-centred cubic lattice.

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