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Which of the following are not true about hexagonal close packing ?

A

It has 26% empty space

B

In this arrangment, third layer is identical to the first layer.

C

The coordination number in this arrangment is 6.

D

It is as closely packed as body centred cubic packing.

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The correct Answer is:
C, D
A hexagonal close packing has coordination number 12 and is not as closely packed as bcc.
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