The pattern of successive layers of ccp arrangement can be designated as
(a) $\mathrm{AB}, \mathrm{ABC}, \mathrm{AB}, \mathrm{ABC} \ldots$
(b) $\mathrm{AB}, \mathrm{AB}, \mathrm{AB} \ldots$
(c) $\mathrm{AB}, \mathrm{BA}, \mathrm{AB}, \mathrm{BA} \ldots$
(d) $\mathrm{BC}, \mathrm{ABC}, \mathrm{ABC} \ldots$