Class 12 Chemistry - Chapter The Solid State NCERT Solutions | Which of the following lattices has the

Welcome to the NCERT Solutions for Class 12th Chemistry - Chapter The Solid State. This page offers a step-by-step solution to the specific question from Exercise 1, Question 17: which of the following lattices has the highest pa....
Question 17

Which of the following lattices has the highest packing efficiency

(i) simple cubic

(ii) body-centred cubic and

(iii) hexagonal close-packed lattice?

Answer

Hexagonal close-packed lattice has the highest packing efficiency of 74%. The packing efficiencies of simple cubic and body-centred cubic lattices are 52.4% and 68% respectively.

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