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Problem: Calculate the packing efficiency of the body-centered cubic unit cell.

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Step 1

volume = a3volume =(4r3)3volume =64 r333


Step 2

volume occupied by atoms = 2 × 43π r3 volume occupied by atoms =83π r3 


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Calculate the packing efficiency of the body-centered cubic unit cell.

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