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Coordination Number and Packing Factor

The document discusses coordination number and atomic packing factor for different crystal structures. It states that coordination number is the number of atoms surrounding a central atom, and gives the coordination number as 6 for simple cubic, 8 for body centered cubic, and 12 for face centered cubic unit cells. It defines atomic packing factor as the fraction of volume occupied by atoms, and provides the APF for simple cubic as 0.52, body centered cubic as 0.68, and face centered cubic as 0.74 unit cells.

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Coordination Number and Packing Factor

The document discusses coordination number and atomic packing factor for different crystal structures. It states that coordination number is the number of atoms surrounding a central atom, and gives the coordination number as 6 for simple cubic, 8 for body centered cubic, and 12 for face centered cubic unit cells. It defines atomic packing factor as the fraction of volume occupied by atoms, and provides the APF for simple cubic as 0.52, body centered cubic as 0.68, and face centered cubic as 0.74 unit cells.

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COORDINATION NUMBER

-the number of atoms or ions immediately surrounding a central atom in a crystal structure

(1) Simple Cubic Cell

Coordination Number = 6

(2) Body Centered Cubic Cell


In this unit cells, the lattice points/atoms are at the center of the unit cell, as well as
at each corner

Coordination Number = 8

(3) Face Centered Cubic Cell


In this type of cubic cells, the lattice points are at the center of each face, as well as at
each corner

Coordination number = 12
ATOMIC PACKING FACTOR

Atomic Packing Factor (APF) or Packing Efficiency is the fraction of volume in a crystal
structure that is occupied by constituent atoms

It is determined by assuming that atoms are rigid spheres

The radius of the spheres is taken to be the maximum value such that atoms do not overlap

(1) Simple Cubic Cell

APF = 0.52

(2) Body Centered Cell


APF = 0.68

(3.) Face Centered Cell

APF = 0.74

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