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

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

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Rituraj Tiwari
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3 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

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