For the given close packed structure of a salt made of cation X and anion Y shown below…
Chemistry · JEE Advanced · NTA Exams — Solid State
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
\(\left(\ ext { Packing fraction }=\frac{\ ext { packing efficiency }}{100}\right)\)
\(\left(\ ext { Packing fraction }=\frac{\ ext { packing efficiency }}{100}\right)\)
- 0.74
- 0.63
- 0.52
- 0.48
Answer
(C) 0.52
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