The highest coordination number for spherical packing is found in the
A. body-centered cubic structure.
B. simple cubic structure.
C. body-centered cubic and face-centered cubic.
D. cubic closest-packing and hexagonal closest packing.
Answer:D
The highest coordination number for spherical packing is found in the
A. body-centered cubic structure. B. simple cubic structure. C. body-centered cubic and face-centered cubic. D. cubic closest-packing and hexagonal closest packing.