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

A

It has a coordination number of 6.

B

It has 26% empty space

C

It is ABCABC…. Type of arrangement

D

It is as closely packed as body centred cubic packing.

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A,C,D
Hexagonal close packing has a coordination number of 12. It is AB AB…. Type of arrangement. It is more closely packed than bcc.
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