The incorrect statement among the following regarding hexagonal close packing is:
| 1. | The coordination number is 12. |
| 2. | It has 74% packing efficiency. |
| 3. | Tetrahedral voids of the second layer are covered by the spheres of the third layer. |
| 4. | In this arrangement, spheres of the fourth layer are exactly aligned with those of the first layer. |
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