Crystal structure

 Close packing in crystals refers to space efficient arrangement

Close packed of constituent particles in a crystal lattice.

structure  Assume all particles (atoms, molecules and ions) are of the
same spherical solid shape.
COORDINATION NUMBER
Effective number of atoms per unit cell for HCP
Atomic Packing Factor for HCP
Step-1 : Volume of Hexagonal prism
HEXAGONAL CLOSED PACKED STRUCTURE

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 a
A C

a a O
h=
c/2 M
a

a
B
a
 
 

Eq.- (1)

Eq.- (2)
 

)2

c/a=
Step-2 : Find c/a ratio of Hexagonal prism
Step 3 : Calculate the APF for HCP

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