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The volume of solids in a unit cell is constant.

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The volume of solids in a unit cell is constant.

(a) True

(b) False

This question was addressed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.

The doubt is from Packing of Uniform Spheres in chapter Preliminary Definitions and Relationships of Geotechnical Engineering I

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Right answer is (a) True

The explanation: The volume of solids in a unit cell is (π/6) as it does not change with the acute face angle α. Whereas, the total volume of the unit cell varies with acute face angle α.

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