MCQ
Which of the following arrangements correctly represents hexagonal and cubic close packed structure respectively?
  • $\text{ABAB}.....$ and $\text{ABCABCABC}.....$
  • B
    $\text{ABCABC}.....$ and $\text{ABAB}....$
  • C
    Both have $\text{ABCABC}......$ arrangement
  • D
    Both have $\text{ABAB}...$ arrangement

Answer

Correct option: A.
$\text{ABAB}.....$ and $\text{ABCABCABC}.....$
$\text{ABAB}....$ and $\text{ACBACB}.....$ arrangements correctly represents hexagonal and cubic close$-$packed structure respectively.
Note$:\ \text{AAAA}$ type arrangement represents simple cubic structure.
$\text{ACBACB}.....$ arrangement can also be represented as $\text{ABCABC}......$ arrangement.

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