Module 4 : Solid State Chemistry
Lecture 17 : Closed Packed Structures
 
   Objectives
   In this lecture, you will learn the following

The packing fraction.
   

Evaluation of the packing fractions in simple cubic, FCC and BCC lattices.

   
Estimate of the critical radius ratios for spherical particles that can be inserted in the holes of the lattice structures.
   
Examples to illustrate radius ratios.
   
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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