Close packing is maximum in the Crystal which is

Simple cube

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bcc

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fcc

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Solution

The correct option is C
fcc

The close packing in the crystal is 0.52, 0.68 and 0.74 for simple cubic, body centered cubic, and face-centered Cubic respectively.

i.e. the close packing is maximum in fcc.

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