The closest packing sequence ABABAB..... represents

primitive cubic packing

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body- centred cubic packing

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face-centred cubic packing

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hexagonal closed packing

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The correct option is D hexagonal closed packing
When the pattern of spheres is repeated in alternate layers, this pattern is often written as ABABAB....... pattern. This structure is called hexagonal close packed (hcp) structure.

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