Which Type of Spherical Packing Has the Most Unused Space

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which type of spherical packing has the most unused space?

• A)body-centered cubic
• B)cubic closest-packed
• C)cubic closest-packed and hexagonal closest-packed
• D)simple cubic

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