Q105 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, December 2012

Paper: CSIR-NET December 2012 · Subject: Physical Chemistry · Chapter: Solid State Chemistry · Topic: Close Packing · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy

The packing fraction of a simple cubic lattice is close to

(a)0.94

(b)0.76

(c)0.52

(d)0.45

Answer

Answer: C ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high

Explanation

Simple cubic: one atom of radius a/2 per cell, packing fraction π/6 = 0.52.

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