What is packing ? What are its advantages and disadvantages?

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What is packing ? What are its advantages and disadvantages?

 

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The space efficient arrangement of the constituent particles like ions, atoms, or molecules in the crystal lattice is termed packing or close packing. Different types of packing are known. For example, square close packing, hexagonal close packing, cubic close packing.

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The advantages of packing are given as follows:               

  • It provides less weight.
  • Less shrinkage in the structure.
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