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Packing refers to the arrangement of constituent units in such a way that the forces of attraction among the constituent particles is maximum and the constituents occupy the maximum available space. In two -dimensions ,there are square close packing and hexagonal close packing .In three- dimensions ,however, there are hexagonal close packing, cubic close packing and body-centered cubic packing. (i) hcp: AB AB AB AB ..... arrangement `" "`coordination no. = 12 `" "` % occupied space = 74 (ii) ccp: ABC ABC.... arrangement `" "` coordination no. = 12 `" "`% occupied space = 74 bcc: 68% space is occupied `" "`coordination no.= 8 The pattern of successive layers of ccp arrangement can be designated as:A. AB AB AB …..B. AB ABC AB ABC……..C. ABC ABC ABC ………D. AB AB AB AB………

Answer» Correct Answer - C


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