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The lattice — how atoms pack
materials science
Crystals pack with a definite efficiency: the FCC atomic packing factor pi/(3 sqrt2) = 0.74 (sealed), the densest packing of equal spheres. The lattice sets density, cleavage and strength. Rests on chemistry.
source
Narrow Highway — materials science
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card_mat_lattice
address
WIT.codex.FCT/the-lattice-how-atoms-pack/REF.WITNESSED@narrow-highway
adjoining cards
- part of → Materials science — how atoms pack and solids behave — a pillar of materials science (The lattice)
- connects at → Chemistry — quantum mechanics applied, the periodic table — the crystal lattice is chemistry arranged in a repeating cell
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