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

A

`50%`

B

`26%`

C

`74%`

D

None of these

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C
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