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A crystal made of metal crystallises into a lattice containing a sequence of layer ABABABA…. Packing of spheres leaves out voids in the lattice. What percentage by volume of this lattice is occupied ?

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0.5

B

0.26

C

0.74

D

None of these

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C
ABAB type of packing means hcp packing in which 74% space is occupied
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