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About
Cubic close packing (fcc): each atom touches twelve neighbours, the densest way to stack equal spheres. The structure of most ductile metals.
Structure
PrototypeCu (A1)
Crystal systemcubic
Space groupFm-3m (225)
Latticea = 3.6149 Å
Anglesall 90°
Elements
Also crystallizes this way
AlNiAgAuγ-Fe
Sources
- Structure: Crystallography Open Database (COD)
- Lattice parameters: Wyckoff, Crystal Structures — a = 3.615 Å