Which of the following shows maximum packing efficiency?

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Body centred cubic unit cell

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Hexagonal close packing

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Simple cubic unit cell

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Solution

The correct option is C
Hexagonal close packing

Packing efficiency is maximum in case of Hexagonal close packing that is 74% and least space occupied is in simple cubic unit cell which is 52%.

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