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As I mentioned in the handout, the 2-D representation of the packed
shipping crate (extra credit) is not very good. Here is a much better
representation of the hexagonal closest packed model<br>
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<a
href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Animated-HCP-Lattice-Thumbnail.gif">Packed
Shipping Crate Animation</a><br>
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Andrew J. Pounds, Ph.D. (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:pounds@theochem.mercer.edu">pounds@theochem.mercer.edu</a>)
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science
Mercer University, Macon, GA 31207 (478) 301-5627
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