What is the arrangement of spheres present in hexagonal close packing?

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Hexagonal close-packing
The second row can be stacked on top of the first in a staggered pattern such that its spheres fit in the depressions of the first row.
If the first row's arrangement of spheres is referred to as 'A' type, the second row's arrangement may be referred to as 'B' type.
Arrangement of spheres in Hexagonal close-packing
In hexagonal close packing, the arrangement of the sphere is ABAB.
Hexagonal close packing of spheres in two dimensions is as follows:-

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Which of the following statement is not true about the hexagonal close packing ?

(a) The coordination number is 12

(b) It has 74% packing efficiency

(d) In this arrangement spheres of the fourth layer are exactly aligned with those of the first layer

The arrangement of spheres present in hexagonal close packing is:

The arrangement of spheres present in two dimensional hexagonal close packing is:

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