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Comparison of cubic packing
 
 

Simple Cubic Packing

Items are packed as if on the corners of a cube, where each corner is shared with 8 neighbors.

Body-Centered Cubic Packing

Items are packed similar to simple cubic with the addition of items in the center of each cube.

Face-Centered Cubic Packing

Items are packed similar to simple cubic with the addition of items in the center of each face.

Other crystal lattice structures

 
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