In the following questions a statement of Assertion (A) followed by a statement of Reason (R) is given. Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
(a) Assertion and Reason both are correct statements an Reason is correct explanation for Assertion.
(b) Assertion and Reason both are correct satements but Reason is not correct explanation for Assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct statement but Reason is wrong statement
(d) Assertion is wrong statement but Reason is correct statement.
Assertion (A) The packing efficiency is maximum for the fcc structure.
Reason (R) The coordination number is 12 in fcc structures.
(b) Assertion and Reason both are correct statements but the reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
Correct reason is that packing efficiency is maximum for an fcc structure because it consists of a total of four atoms per unit cell. Packing efficiency is maximum is fcc structure which is equal to 74%