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Chapter 9, Problem 10CQ
Describe the difference between a face-centered cubic structure (FCC) and a body-centered cubic structure (BCC).
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Hcp structure . Show that the c/a ratio for an ideal hexagonal close- packed structure is (8/3)^1/2 = 1.633 . if c/a is significantly larger than this value , the crystal structure may be thought of as composed of planes of closely packed atoms, the planes being loosely stacked.
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