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KVPY2017ChemistrySolid State

The packing efficiency in a body-centred cubic (bcc) structure is closet to

Options

  1. A74 %
  2. B63 %
  3. C68 %
  4. D52 %

Correct answer

C. 68 %

Step-by-step solution

= 2 4 / 3 R³ ( 4 R 3 )³ 100 68 %

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