PACKING DENSITY OF

DIAMOND

ASJAD PATHAN
UDICT FY-1 (2305013)
PACKING DENSITY

CONTENT
OF DIAMOND

• WHAT IS PACKING DENSITY?

• HOW TO CALCULATE PACKING

DENSITY OF DIAMOND

• CONCLUSION

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 WHAT IS PACKING
PACKING DENSITY

DENSITY?
OF DIAMOND

• Packing density refers to the amount of space a

material or an atom occupies in a given volume.
• In materials science, it plays a crucial role in
determining a material's properties and
performance.

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 HOW TO CALCULATE PACKING
PACKING DENSITY

DENSITY OF DIAMOND
OF DIAMOND

• The equation for Packing Density is:

P.D = (No. of Atoms*vol. of Atom) / vol. of unit cell

TO FIND: No. Atoms = ?

vol. of Atom = ?
vol. of a Unit Cell = ?

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 • TOTAL NO. OF ATOMS IN UNIT CELL:
PACKING DENSITY

n = 8*(1/8) + 6*(1/2) + 4 = 8
OF DIAMOND

• Volume of Unit Cell:

DIAGONAL OF THE UNIT CELL = √3 a
NEAREST NEIGHBOURING ATOM = a √3 /4
RADIUS OF EACH SPHERE ; ( 2r ) = a √3 /4
r = a √3 /8
THEREFORE, a = (8r / √3)

VOLUME OF UNIT CELL ; a^3 = (8r / √3 )^3

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 • VOLUME OF ATOMS IN UNIT CELL:
PACKING DENSITY

vol. of Atoms = ( 4/3 ) * π r^3

OF DIAMOND

vol. of Atoms = 8( 4/3 ) * π r^3

Volume of Atoms = (32/3)*πr^3

• PACKING DENSITY = VOLUME OF ATOMS / VOLUME OF UNIT CELL

= ((32/3)*πr^3) / (8r / √3 )^3
= 34%

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ASJAD PATHAN
UDICT FY - 1| 2305013