Abstract
It is shown that the observed structure of ionic crystals is close to that which maximizes the volume subject to the constraint of fixed cation-anion distance. The disposition of the centres of the cations and/or anions is often 'arranged as the centres of hard spheres in closest packing'. The term eutactic is proposed for the circumlocution between inverted commas.
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