Packing efficiency in a unit cell is never 100% because constituent particles are assumed to be:

Conical

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Cubes

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Cuboid

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Spheres

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Solution

The correct option is D
Spheres

The constituent particles i.e. atoms, molecules and ions are assumed to be spheres.

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