A metallic element crystallises into a lattice containing a sequence of layers of AB AB AB
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Problem
A metallic element crystallises into a lattice containing a sequence of layers of AB AB AB. Any packing of spheres leaves out voids in the lattice. Calculate?
(a) Coordination number.
(b) Packing fraction and % by volume of this empty lattice space. (IIT 1996)
(c) Base area of unit cell.
(d) Volume of unit cell.