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Grade 12th passPhysical Chemistry

Which of the following lattices has the highest packing efficiency (i) simple cubic (ii) body-centered cubic and (iii) hexagonal close-packed lattice?

Profile image of Harshit Singh
5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Pawan Prajapati
5 Years ago
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hcp = 74%
hcp lattice has the highest packing efficiency.

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