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Solid calcium occurs as either cubic closest packing or hexagonal closest packing. What is the most significant difference between these two structures?

A

The placement of layers of calcium atoms

B

The distance between calcium atoms in a single layer

C

The distance between calcium atoms in adjacent layers

D

The coordination number of the calcium atoms in a single layer.

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