Which of the following lattices has the highest packing efficiency

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asked Mar 14, 2018 in Chemistry by BISHNU (15,580 points) 4 4 5
edited Mar 27, 2018 by faiz
Which of the following lattices has the highest packing efficiency
i. Simple cubic

ii. Body centred cubic and
iii. Hexagonal close-packed lattice?

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answered Mar 14, 2018 by BISHNU (15,580 points) 4 4 5
selected Mar 27, 2018 by faiz
 
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Hexagonal close-packed lattice has the highest packing efficiency

Lattice Packing efficiency (%)
Simple cubic   52.4
 

Body centred cubic
68.04
Hexagonal close-packed 74.0
 

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