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If FCC and HCP are the ones with the highest atomic packing factor, why would there be metals with BCC structures?
Not magnetic characteristics, but probably electron configuration.Raziel2701 said:So the reason for the existence of BCC metals has to do with magnetic characteristics? Ok that is definitely a good thing to think about. Unfortunately I don't know much about those. In any case, thanks for showing me this.
It seems that all the metals that have a bcc structure are transition metals.
Correct.Studiot said:Actually the alkali metals (group1) and barium and radium(group2) also have a BCC structure.
I echo Vanadium's comment and further ask is the packing difference (68 as opposed to 74%) so very large?