What is the difference between hexagonal and cubic close packing?
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The hexagonal close packing is denoted as HCP. This arrangement has two layers of spheres in one repeating unit. The key difference between hexagonal close packing and cubic close packing is that, a unit cell of hexagonal close packing has 6 spheres whereas a unit cell of cubic close packing has 4 spheres.
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