Question icon
Grade 11Physical Chemistry

the ratio of closed packed atoms to octahedral holes in hexagonal closed packing is

Profile image of Zeba ansari
8 Years agoGrade 11
Answers icon

1 Answer

Profile image of Rituraj Tiwari
5 Years ago
The answer will be 1: 1 here if the close-packed atom is taken up as the 1 then the octahedral holes will fall up to 1.
These types of holes are usually formed when the single atom will get in touch with 3 atoms that are in the below layer.
The rule is that n closed sphere have n octahedral