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Standard XII
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Which of the ...
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Which of the following lattices has the highest packing efficiency?
(i) simple cubic
(ii) body-centred cubic
(iii) hexagonal close-packed lattice.
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Solution
The packing efficiency in lattice is as follows:
(i) Simple cubic
=
52.4
%
(ii) Body-centerd cubic
=
68
%
(iii) Hexagonal close packing
=
74
%
Hence the maximum packing efficiency is of hexagonal packing lattice.
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