A face-centered cubic unit cell is the repeating unit in which type of crystal packing
A) hexagonal close-packed
B) cubic close-packed
C) body centered
D) simple
E) all of the above

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A face-centered cubic (FCC) unit cell is the repeating unit in cubic close-packed (CCP) crystal packing. In CCP, alternate layers of atoms form an identical, ordered pattern, resulting in a close-packed arrangement of atoms.

A Face-Centered Cubic Unit Cell Is the Repeating Unit in Which