Q.

For the given close packed structure of a salt made of cation  X and anion Y shown below (ions of only one face are shown for clarity), the packing fraction is approximately (packing fraction  = packing efficiency) 100 
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a

0.63

b

0.52

c

0.74

d

0.48

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

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2a=2rx×2ry

a=2ry

2a=2rx+a

2rx=(21)a

rx=(21)2a

p.f=3×43π((21)2a)3+43π(a2)3a3=0.63

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