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Chemistry Question on The solid state

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

A

0.74

B

0.63

C

0.52

D

0.48

Answer

0.63

Explanation

Solution

The correct answer is option (B): 0.63