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Calculate the percentage of packing efficiency in simple cubic unit cell.
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Answer: 52.40
Solution:
In simple cubic, packing efficiency = Volume of unit cell Volume of one atom ×100 =8r334πr3×100=6π×100=52.4%
where, r= radius of one sphere or atom.