The packing efficiency of the face-centered cubic $(fcc)$,body-centered cubic $(bcc)$,and simple/primitive cubic $(pc)$ lattices follows the order:

  • A
    $fcc > bcc > pc$
  • B
    $bcc > fcc > pc$
  • C
    $pc > bcc > fcc$
  • D
    $bcc > pc > fcc$

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