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Q.

What are the packing fraction (P.F) of Diamond cubic and Hexagonal close packing

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a

0.69,0.52

b

0.52,0.34

c

0.74,0.34

d

0.34,0.74

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

Diamond cubic (DC)

Radius of atom, r=3.a8   ;Zeff=8

PF=8×43πr3a3=8×43π(3.a8)3a3=3π16=0.34

hcp;radius  of  atom  r=a2;zeff=6

height=4r×23;Basearea  =63.r2  volume  of  unit  cell=242r3

P.F=6×43πr3a3=6×43πr3242r3                                  =π32=0.74   

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