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When molten Zn is cooled to solid state, it assumes hcp structure. The number of nearest neighbors of Zn atoms will be:

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4
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6
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8
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12
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Solution

The correct option is B 12
The number of the nearest atoms in hcp is called the coordination number of zinc. The coordination number in hcp is 12.

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