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Assertion : The packing efficiency is ma...

Assertion : The packing efficiency is maximum for the fcc structure.
Reason : The cordination number is 12 in fcc structure.

A

Assertion and reason both are corrent statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion.

B

Assertion and reason both are corrent statements but reason is not correct explanation for assertion.

C

Assertion is corrent statement but reason reason is wrong statement.

D

Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.

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The correct Answer is:
B
Corrcet Explanation. The constituents are closely packed in fcc arrangement.
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