Crystal Lattice
The majority of common metals have either a Face Centre Cubic Structure(FCC), Body Centered Cubic Structure(BCC), or an Hexagonal Close Packed structure(HCP). First Few Coordinations (Neighbours) of Few General Lattices: LATTICE 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BCC 8 6 12 24 FCC 12 6 24 12