Which one of the following schemes of ordering closed packed sheets of equal sized spheres do not generate close packed lattice?
A
ABCABC
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B
ABACABAC
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C
ABBAABBA
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D
ABCBCABCBC
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Solution
The correct option is AABBAABBA The scheme ABBAABBA of ordering closed packed sheets of equal sized spheres does not generate close packed lattice. Hexagonal close packing (ABAB type) generates close packed lattice in which 74% lattice is occupied.