Part of JPC-09 — Solid State: Unit Cell, Packing & Defects

Packing Efficiency

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Packing efficiency = volumeofatomsinunitcellvolumeofunitcell\frac{volume of atoms in unit cell}{volume of unit cell} x 100. SC: (1 x 4/3 pi r3r^3) / (2r)^3 = pi/6 = 52.36%. BCC: (2 x 4/3 pi r3r^3) / (4r/sqrt(3))^3 = pisqrt38\frac{3}{8} = 68.02%. FCC: (4 x 4/3 pi r3r^3) / (2sqrt(2)*r)^3 = pi3sqrt(2\frac{pi}{3*sqrt(2}) = 74.05%. HCP also has 74.05% — both are closest-packed. Void space = 100 - packing efficiency.

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