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Packing fraction in face-centered cubic unit cell is :

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0.7406
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0.6802
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0.5236
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none of the above
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Solution

The correct option is B 0.7406
Packing efficiency (P.E.) =n×43πr3V×100
For a FCC lattice, n=4
Therefore, P.E. =4×43×(a223)a3=π32×100=74%
Hence. in FCC, 74% of the total volume is occupied by atoms.

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