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Calculate the efficiency of packing in case of a metal crystal for
a. Simple cubic
b. Body-centred cubic
c. Face-centred cubic (with the assumptions that atoms are touching each other).

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Packing efficiency, it is the percentage of total space filled by the particles.
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