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SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY
IIT-JEE
TYPES OF CRYSTALS
1) The characteristics of crystalline solids
1) Definite shape 2) Long range orders 3) Anisotropic 4) All
2) Choose the incorrect statement
1) Amorphous solids are isotropic and have only short range orders.
2) Crystalline solids have sharp melting points.
3) Amorphous solids have sharp melting points.
4) Amorphous solids are also called as super cooled liquids.
3) Match the following.
A) Ionic crystals 1) Diamond, Silicon etc.,
B) Molecular crystals 2) Cu, Zn, Na etc.,
C) Covalent crystals 3) Solid CO
2
, I
2
etc.,
D) Metallic crystals 4) KCl, Na
2
SO
4
etc.,
The correct match is
A B C D
1) 1 2 4 3
2) 4 3 2 1
3) 4 3 1 2
4) 3 4 1 2
4) The substance which exhibits electrical conductivity in the solid state is
1) NaCl 2) Diamond 3) Silver 4) Both 1 & 3
5) The molecular crystal which shows electrical conductivity is
1) Diamond 2) Silica 3) Silver 4) Graphite
6) Conversion of amorphous substances into crystalline state by slow cooling of liquids of
amorphous substances is called
1) Crystallization 2) Annealing 3) Racemization 4) None
7) Low melting points, bad electrical conductivity and softness are the characteristics of
1) Ionic crystals 2) Covalent crystals 3) Metallic crystals 4) Molecular crystals
8) The type of attractions present between molecules in ice are
1) vander Waals attractions 2) Covalent bonds
3) Hydrogen bonds 4) Both vander Waals attractions and Hydrogen bonds
9) Ionic solids are generally
1) Good conductors of electricity 2) Quite hard 3) Quite brittle 4) Volatile
CRYSTAL SYSTEMS
1) The number of basic crystal systems based on their symmetry elements and crystallographic
parameters is
1) 14 2) 7 3) 230 4) 32
Note : In the seven basic or primitive crystal systems, the lattice points are present only at the corners of unit cell.
But in case of fourteen Bravais lattices, the lattice points are also present at the centre or at the edges or at the centre of
faces of unit cell.
2) Match the following
Crystal system Parallelopiped dimensions
A) Cubic 1) a
=
b
=
c;
0
90 = = =
B) Tetragonal 2) a = b = c;
0
90 = = =
C) Orthorhombic 3) a = b
=
c;
0
90 = = =
D) Triclinic 4) a
=
b
=
c;
0
90 = = =
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Correct Matching is
A B C D
1) 2 3 1 4
2) 2 3 4 1
3) 2 4 3 1
4) 4 2 1 3
3) Which of the following crystal system has not been correctly characterized ?
1) Rhombohedral ; a = b = c ;
0
90 = = =
2) Monoclinic ; a
=
b
=
c ;
0 0
90 ; 90 = = =
3) Hexagonal ; a = b
=
c ;
0
= =90 ,
0
120 =
4) Orthorhombic ; a = b = c; = =
4) Match the following
A) Triclinic 1) NaCl, diamond & ZnS
B) Cubic 2) KNO
3
, - S & MgSO
4
.7H
2
O
C) Orthorhombic 3) CuSO
4
. 5H
2
O, K
2
Cr
2
O
7
& H
3
BO
3
D) Monoclinic 4) -S, NaHCO
3
& FeSO
4
.7H
2
O
Correct matching is
A B C D
1) 3 1 4 2
2) 2 3 4 1
3) 1 2 3 4
4) 4 3 2 1
5) Rhombohedral crystal system is present in
1) KMnO
4
2) Calcite 3) Bi 4) Calcite
Note: Other examples are KMnO
4
,Bi, As, Sb, NaNO
3
etc.,
6) Choose the incorrect statement (s)
1) Ice and quartz can crystallise in either hexagonal or trigonal forms
2) Cinnabar has hexagonal crystal system
3) Tetragonal crystal system is present in CaF
2
4) 1 & 2 only.
7) The substance with monoclinic crystal system is
1) Glaubers salt 2) - sulfur 3) K
2
Cr
2
O
7
4) All
Note: - sulfur, Monoclinic gypsum, NaHCO
3
, FeSO
4
.7H
2
O etc.,
8,) The parameters of crystal system in graphite are
1) a = b
=
c ;
0
90 = = ;
0
120 = 2) a = b = c ; = =
3)
a b c = =
; = = 4) All
Note : Other examples with hexagonal arrangement are Mg, SiO
2
and ZnO
9) The crystal system present in white tin is
1) Hexagonal 2) Tetragonal 3) Triclinic 4) Cubic
Note : Other examples with tetragonal arrangement are TiO
2
, NiSO
4
, SnO
2
and K
4
[Fe(CN)
6
]
10) The crystal system without any rotational axis of symmetry is
1) Triclinic 2) Cubic 3) Hexagonal 4) None
11) The relation between crystallographic angles in monoclinic crystal system is
1)
0
90 = = ;
0
90 = 2)
0
90 = = =
3) = = 4)
0 0
90 ; 120 = = =
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12) The correct parallelopiped dimensions for the crystal system in baryta (BaSO
4
) are
1)
0
; 90 a b c = = = = = 2)
0
; 90 a b c = = = = =
3)
0
; 90 a b c = = = = = 4) ; a b c = = = =
13) The crystal system with the crystallographic angles
0
90 = = = is
1) Cubic 2) Tetragonal 3) Orthorhombic 4) All
14) The relation between crystallographic axes in Na
2
B
4
O
7
.10H
2
O and H
3
BO
3
is
1)
a b c = =
2) a = b = c 3) a
=
b = c 4) a = b
=
c
Hint : Na
2
B
4
O
7
.10H
2
O - Monoclinic
H
3
BO
3
- Triclinic
15) The changes in the crystallographic parameters in the following conversion are

S S
1) a
=
b
=
c a = b = c 2)
0
90 = = = = ;
0
90 =
3) = = = = 4)
a b c a b c = = = =
16) The unit cell present in the crystal lattice of diamond is
1) Cubic 2) Tetragonal 3) Hexagonal 4) Trigonal
17) CuSO
4
.5H
2
O belongs to
1) Triclinic system 2) Cubic system 3) Tetragonal system 4) Hexagonal system
18) The number of bravais lattices possible in a cubic crystal system is equal to
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4
Note : Simple cube (P), fcc (F) and bcc ( I ) are possible for cubic system.
19) In which of the following bravais systems, only the primitive arrangement of lattice points in the unit
cell is possible ?
1) Hexagonal 2) Trigonal 3) Triclinic 4) All
Note : In the primitive unit cell, the lattice points are present only at the corners.
20) The types of bravais lattices possible for orthorhombic system are
1) P only 2) P & I 3) P, I & F 4) P, I, F & C
Note : P - Primitive
I - Body - centred
F - Face - centred
C - End - centred
21) The number of C
3
axes (three fold axes) of symmetry present in a cubic system
1) 2 2) 3 3) 4 4) No C
3
axis of symmetry
Note : C
3
axis of symmetry passes through the diagonally opposite corners
22) Which of the following crystal system possesses C
6
axis of symmetry ?
1) Trigonal 2) Hexagonal 3) Cubic 4) All
PACKING OF ATOMS & TYPES OF UNIT CELLS
1) The type of unit cell obtained when two dimensional square close packed layers are arranged over
each other such that the spheres in the second layer are present exactly over the spheres of first
layer is
1) Body centred cubic 2) Primitive cubic 3) Face centred cubic 4) Hexagonal
2) The two dimensional square close packed layers are arragenged such that the spheres in evey next
layer are arraged over the voids of the first layer. The unit cell obtained is
1) BCC 2) FCC 3) HCP 4) CCP
3) The unit cell present in ABAB.... type of closest packing of atoms is
1) Tetragonal 2) Hexagonal 3) Face centred cube 4) Primitive cube
Note : There are two types of closest packing layers in three dimensional hexagonal close packing arrangement. The spheres in
the second layer (B) are present over the voids of one type in first layer (A)

4) The unit cell present in ABCABC... type of closest packing of atoms is
1) Hexagonal 2) Primitive cube 3) Body centred cube 4) Face centred cube
Note : In the face centred cube or cubic close packing, the closest packing layers are arranged in ABCABC pattern.
The spheres in the second layer (B) are arranged over one type of voids in the first layer (A). whereas the spheres in the third
layer (C) are placed over the second type of voids of first layer (A)
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5) The co-ordination number in body centred cubic lattice is
1) 6 2) 8 3) 12 4) 4

6) The number of nearest atoms surrounding a given atom in a metallic crystal containing primitive
cubic unit cell is
1) 6 2) 8 3) 12 4) 4
7) The co-ordination number in hcp and ccp type of metallic crystals is
1) 4 2) 8 3) 12 4) 6
8) The number of atoms per a single primitive cubic unit cell is
1) 8 2) 4 3) 2 4) 1
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Note : The atom at the corner is shared amongst eight unit cell
no. of atoms per unit cell = 8 x
1
8
=1
9) The number of atoms per a single body centred unit cell is
1) 1 2) 2 3) 4 4) 9
Hint : There is one atom at the centre of the unit cell along with atoms at eight corners
no. of atoms per unit cell = 1+ (8 x
1
8
) =2
10) The number of atoms per a single face centred cubic unit cell is
1) 2 2) 4 3) 8 4) 12
Hint : In the face cented cubic unit cell, there are atoms at of 6 faces along with atoms at 8 corners.
no. of atoms = (8 x
1
8
) + (6 x
1
2
) = 4
11) The number of atoms in an end centred cubic unit cell is
1) 2 2) 1 3) 4 4) 8
Hint : In the end centred cubic unit cell, there are two atoms at the centres of two opposite faces along with atoms at eight
corners.
no. of atoms = (8 x
1
8
) + (2x
1
2
) = 2
12) The number of atoms in hexagonal prismatic unit cell is
1) 2 2) 4 3) 6 4) 12
Note : contribution from top & bottom layers
1 1
) ] 3
6 2
2x[(6x + = =
contribution from middle layer = 3
Total no.of atoms = 3 + 3 = 6
13) The relation between radius (r) of atom and edge length (a) in the primitive cubic unit cell of
closest packed atoms is
1) r = 2a 2) r = a / 2 3) r = a 4) r = 4a
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14) The relation between radius (r) of atom and edge length (a) in the body centred cubic unit cell of
closest packed atoms is
1)
3
r =
4
a 2)
2
r =
4
a 3)
r = 2 a
4)
3
r =
2
a
2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2
2 3
4
4 3
3
4
:

BD DC a a a
In ABC
AC AB BC a BC a a a
But AC r
AC r a
r a
Derivation
In BCD
BC = + = + =
A
= + = + = + =
=
= =
=
A
15) The relation between radius (r) of atom and edge length (a) in the face centred cubic unit cell is
1)
3
r =
4
a 2)
2
r =
4
a 3)
r = 2 a
4)
3
r =
2
a

( )
2 2 2
2 2 2 2
4 2
4 2
2
4
:

AB BC
r a a a
r a
r a
Derivation
In ABC
AC = +
= + =
=
=
A
16) The metal which crystallises in simple cubic arrangement is
1) Po 2) Al 3) Mg 4) All
17) The type of unit cell present in sodium metal is
1) BCC 2) FCC 3) HCP 4) none
Note : Other examples with bcc structure are K, Rb, Cs, Ba, Cr, Mo and W
18) The metal which has fcc arrangement in its crystal is
1) Cs 2) Al 3) Zn 4) W
Note : Other examples with fcc arrangement are Cu, Au, Pb, Pt, Pd, Ni and Ca
19) The metal which has hcp arrangement
1) Be 2) Mg 3) Zn 4) All
Note : Other examples are Cd, Co, Ti & Tl
20) All the noble gases, except helium, crystallise in
1) hcp structure 2) ccp structure 3) bcc structure 4) rhombic structure
Note : Helium crystallises in hcp structure
21) The crystal structure in solid H
2
is
1) hcp 2) ccp 3) bcc 4) All
22) If the atomic radius of Cs is 235 pm, then the edge length of unit cell in Cs metal will be
1) 54.27 pm 2) 542.7.A
0
3) 54.27 X 10
-10
m 4) 5.427.A
0
Note : 1 Picometer (pm) = 10
-12
. meters
= 10
-2
A
0
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23) The edge length of unit cell in Cu metal is 3.62 A
0
. The atomic radius of Cu will be
1) 1.28 A
0
2) 3.62 A
0
3) 1.81 A
0
4) 1.52 A
0
Note : Cu crystallises in fcc structure
24) The length of a face diagonal of a simple cubic unit cell is 120 pm. The radius of the atom is
1) 60 pm 2) 42.4 pm 3) 72 pm 4) 47.3 pm
25) The edge length of unit cell in potassium metal, which crystallises in body centred cubic lattice, isy
cm. The length of body diagonal of the unit cell is
1) 2 y cm 2) 3 y cm 3)
3
4
y cm 4)
4 2
y cm
Hint : There are three atoms touching each other along the body diagonal of the body centred cubic unit cell.
Length of body digonal = 4r =
3
a.
26) Chromium is crystallised in body centred cubic structure. The edge length of unit cell in chromium
is 293.3 pm. The distance between two nearest atoms in the unit cell is
1) 63 pm 2) 293.3 pm 3) 127 pm 4) 254 pm
Hint : The two nearest atoms in bcc are present along the body diagonal.
Nearest distance = d = 2r =
3
2
a
27) The nearest distance (d) between two atoms in Nickel metal is 248 pm. The edge length (a) of the
unit cell will be
1) 124 pm 2) 350.6 pm 3) 68 pm 4) 412 pm
Hint : The two nearest atoms in fcc are arranged along the face diagonal of the unit cell.
Nearest distance (d) = 2r =
3
2
a ( 4r = 2 a)
Note: Nickel crystallises in face centred cubic lattice.
28) A metal crystallises into a lattice containing a sequence of layers of ABC ABC-----. If the radius of
metal atoms is 174 pm, then the distance between the two successive layers (i.e., A and B) is
1) 348 pm 2) 174 pm 3) 284. 2 pm 4) 492. 2 pm
Hint : ABCABC ---- pattern gives rise to face centred cubic lattice. The layers (ABCA) are present perpendicular to the body
diagonal of the unit cell.
The distance between two successive layers =
length of body diagonal
3
=
3
3
a
= .
3 4
3 2
r
2
2
3
r =
29) Magnesium crystallises into a lattice containing closely packed layers in ABAB____ pattern. The
distance between each successive layers is 217 pm. What is the radius of magnesium atom?
1) 133 pm 2) 217 pm 3) 108.5 pm 4) 266 pm
Hint: ABAB---- pattern of arrangement of layers is otherwise known as hexagonal cubib packing. The distance between two
successive layers in this type of packing is same as that of cubic close packing i.e.,
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2
2
3
r =
30) The volume occupied by atoms in a primitive cubic unit cell is (where a is edge length)
1)
3
4
3 2
a

| |
|
\ .
2)
3
4 3
2 x
3 4
a
| |
|
|
\ .
3)
3
4 2
4 x
3 4
a
| |
|
|
\ .
4)
3
4
3
r
31) The volume occupied by atoms in a body centred cubic unit cell is (where a is edge length)
1)
3
4
3 2
a

| |
|
\ .
2)
3
4 3
2 x
3 4
a
| |
|
|
\ .
3)
3
4 2
4 x
3 4
a
| |
|
|
\ .
4)
3
4
3
r
32) The volume occupied by atoms in a face centred cubic unit cell is (where a is edge length)
1)
3
4
3 2
a

| |
|
\ .
2)
3
4 3
2 x
3 4
a
| |
|
|
\ .
3)
3
4 2
4 x
3 4
a
| |
|
|
\ .
4)
3
4
3
r
33) The percentage of packing of a simple cubic unit cell is
1) 52.4% 2) 47.6% 3) 74% 4) 68%
The volume occupied by the atoms in a single unit cell
Hint: The packing fraction of a unit cell =
The volume of the unit cell
The packing fraction of body centred cubic unit cell =
4
3
3
=
3
a
r

The percentage of packing =

3
4
3 2
= 0.5238
3
6
a
0.5238 X 100 52.38%
a

| |
|
\ .
=
=
34) The percentage of void volume in a simple cubic unit cell is
1) 47.6% 2) 68% 3) 52.4% 4) 20%
35) The percentage of packing of a body centred cubic unit cell is
1) 74% 2) 68% 3) 52.4% 4) 47.6%
Hint: The packing fraction of body centred cubic unit cell =
The percentage of packing =
3
4 3
4
3 2 X
2 X
3 4
3
3
= = 0.68
3 3
8
a a
0.68 X 100 68%
a
r

| |
|
|
\ .
=
=
36) The percentage of packing of hcp and ccp type of unit cells is
1) 74% 2) 52.4% 3) 92% 4) none
Hint: The packing fraction of cubic close packed unit cell =
The percentage of packing =
Note: The packing fraction of hexagon
3
4 2
4
3 4 X
4 X
3 4
2
3
= = 0.74
3 3
6
a a
0.74 X 100 74%
a
r

| |
|
|
\ .
=
=
al cubic packed unit cell is also 0.74
37) The percentage of void volume in face centred cubic lattice is
1) 26% 2) 0% 3) 32% 4) 12%
38) The atomic radius of aluminium is 1.26A
0
. The density of it in the solid state is
1) 3.33 g.cm
-2
2) 3.7g.cm
-3
3) 2.31g.cm
-3
4) 3.96g.cm
-3
Formula :
density ( ) =
3
M 1
.
N a
Z.
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where Z = number of atoms in a unit cell
M = Molar mass
N = Avogadro number
a
3
= Volume of the unit cell
a = edge length
Note: Aluminiumcrystallisesin fcc structure.
39) The cubic unit cell of a metal ( molar mass 63.55g.mol
-1
) has an edge length of 362 pm. Its density
is 8.92 g.cm
-3
. The type of unit cell is
1) primitive 2) face centred 3) body centred 4) end centred
40) A metal has a density of 1.984 g.cm
-3
and it crystallises in face centred cubic crystal with edge
length equal to 630 pm. The molar mass of the metal is
1) 37.35 g.mol
-1
2) 56.02 g.mol
-1
3) 74.70 g.mol
-1
4) 65.36 g.mol
-1
41) The numbers of tetrahedral and octahedral voids respectively present in closest packed crystals
containing X number of spheres are
1) 2X and X 2) X and 2X 3) 4X and 2X 4) 4X and X
Note: The number of trigonal voids is equal to 8X.
42) The ratio of radius of trigonal void to the radius of the spheres in closest packed arrangement is
1) 0.414 2) 0.155 3) 0.225 4) 0.732

o

o
cos30
Derivation:
BE
In BDE, cos =
BD
cos30 =
2.
3
1.155 0.155

=
sphere sphere
sphere void
void
sphere
sphere void
sphere sphere sphere
r r
DBE
r
r r
r r
r r r r
A Z
+
+ = =
=
0.155
void
sphere
sphere
r
r
r =
43) The ratio of radius of tetrahedral void to the radius of the sphere in closest packed arrangement is
1) 0.414 2) 0.225 3) 0.732 4) None
o ,
o ,
,
Derivation:
AC
In , sin =
AO
109 28
sin = 109 28
2
sin 54 44 0.8164

( )

sphere sphere
sphere void
void
sphere
sphere void
o
r r
OAC AOC
r
AOB
r r
r r
r
A Z
Z =
+
+ = =

1.225 0.225
0.225
=
sphere sphere sphere
void
sphere
sphere
r
r
r r r
r

=
=
44) The ratio of radius of octahedral void to the radius of the spheres in closest packed arrangement is
1) 0.414 2) 0.155 3) 0.225 4) 0.732
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o
Derivation:
BD
In , cos =
AB
cos45 =
cos45

2
1.414 0.414


=
sphere
sphere void
void
sphere
sphere void
sphere
sphere sphere
r
ABD ABD
r
r r
r r
r
r
r r
A Z
+
+ = =
=
0.414
sphere
void
sphere
sphere
r
r
r
r =
45) The ratio of radius of cubic void to the radius of surrounding closely packed atoms whose centres
lie at the corners of a cube is
1) 0.414 2) 0.155 3) 0.225 4) 0.732
IONIC CRYSTALS
1) In the following diagram, the circles filled with black color represent the cations, whereas the big
circles represent the anions.
which of the following is the correct statement relating to above diagrams
1) The cation in diagram A is unstable.
2) The cation in diagram B is stable.
3) The cations in both the diagrams A & B are stable.
4) All
Note: The state of the atom or ion occupying any void in a crystal lattice is stable only when it is touching the surrounding
atoms or ions.
2) Match the following
Limiting radius ratio Geometry
A) 0.155 - 0.225 1) Tetrahedral
B) 0.225 - 0.414 2) Octahedral
C) 0.414 - 0.732 3) Trigonal
D) 0.732-0.999 4) Body centred cubic
The correct matching is
A B C D
1) 1 3 2 4
2) 3 2 4 1
3) 3 1 2 4
4) 1 2 4 3
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3) Match the following
Co-ordination number Limiting radius ratio
A)3 1) 0.155-0.225
B) 4 2) 0.225-0.414
C) 8 3) 0.414-0.732
D) 6 4) 0.732-0.999
Correct matching is
A B C D
1) 1 2 3 4
2) 1 2 4 3
3) 1 3 2 4
4) 2 3 4 1
4) The limiting radius ratio for an ionic compound AB is 0.427. The smaller cation A
+
will be more
stable when it occupies
1) Tetrahedral voids 2) Octahedral voids 3) Trigonal voids 4) Body centred cubic voids
Note: The cation can touch the anions when it occupies trigonl or tetrahedral voids, but it will be more stable in octahedral
void as it is surrounded by more number of anions. It will be less stable in body centred cubic void, even though it is
surrounded by even more anions, as it cannot touch the anions
5) The Cl
-
ions are arranged in expanded cubic close packing in NaCl crystal. The radii of Na
+
and
Cl
-
ions are 95pm and 181 pm respectively. The type of voids occupied by Na
+
ions is
1) Octahedral 2) Tetrahedral 3) Trigonal 4) All
Hint: 0.5248
r
Na
r
Cl
+
=

6) The crystal structure present in NaCl is called

1) Fluorite structure 2) Rock-salt structure 3) Anti-fluorite structure 4) Spinel structure
Note : In Rock-salt structure, the bigger anions occupy the lattice points of expanded face centred cubic lattice. The smaller
cations occupy all the octahedral holes. The limiting radius ratio is in between 0.414 and 0.732. The co-ordination numbers
cation and anion are (6:6). The general formula of ionic compounds having this structure is AB.
Examples : NaCl, KCl, MgO, CaO, SrO etc.,
7) The number of NaCl units present in a single unit cell of NaCl crystal is
1) 1 2) 2 3) 4 4) 6
8) The number of octahedral holes occupied by Na
+
ions in a single unit cell of NaCl is
1) 4 2) 8 3) 2 4) Zero
9) Which of the following does not crystallise in the rock salt structure
1) NaCl 2) KCl 3) CsCl 4) MgO
Note : Usually halides of Cesium assume BCC structures as the limiting radius ratio is greater than 0.732
10) The number of nearest Cl
-
ions around an Na
+
ion in NaCl crystal is
1) 8 2) 6 3) 4 4) 12
11) The number of nearest Cl
-
ions arround a Cl
-
ion in NaCl crystal is
1) 8 2) 6 3) 4 4) 12
12) The radii of Na
+
and Cl
-
ions are 95 pm and 181 pm respectively. The edge length of unit cell in
NaCl is
1) 457 pm 2) 552 pm 3) 190 pm 4) 362 pm
Note : edge length in NaCl = 2r
c
+ 2r
a
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13) The crystal structure present in CsCl is referred to as
1) FCC 2) BCC 3) HCP 4) None
Note : BCC structure is present when the limiting radius ratio isgreater than 0.732. The anions occupy the lattice points of
simple cubic lattice. The cations occcupy centred cubic voids. This structure can be considered as interpenetrating primitive
cubic lattices of cation and anion.
The co-ordination numbers are (8:8). The number of formula units present per a single unit cell is one (one cation and
one anion). The general formula is AB.
Examples : CsCl, CsBr, CsI, CsCN, TlCl, TlBr, TlI, TlCN etc.,
14) The number of nearest Cl
-
ions present around a Cs
+
ions in CsCl crystal is
1) 6 2) 8 3) 12 4) 4
15) The number of nearest Cs
+
ions present around a Cs
+
ion in CsCl crystal is
1) 8 2) 6 3) 4 4) 12
Hint : If only Cs
+
ions are considered they occupy lattice points of primitive cubic lattice
16) The number of second nearest Cs
+
ions present around a Cs
+
ion in CsCl is
1) 4 2) 8 3) 12 4) 6
17) The radii of Cs
+
and Cl
-
ions are 1.69 and 1.81 respectively. The edge length of the unit cell in
CsCl will be
1) 7 2) 3.38 3) 4.04 4) 3.5
Hint : In BCC, the ions touch along the body diagonal
Length of body diagonal = 2r
c
+2r
a
= 3a
18) The ionic compound which crystallises in anti-fluorite structure is
1) NaCl 2) Na
2
O 3) CaF
2
4) Al
2
O
3
Note : In the anti-fluorite structure, anions are arranged in cubic closest packing and cations occupy all the tetrahedral
voids. There are four anions and eight cations per unit cell of this structure and hence, the general formula of an ionic
compound is A
8
B
4
or A
2
B.
The ideal radius ratio is between 0.225 - 0.414. But this ratio is not always maintained.The co-ordination numbers of
cation and anion are (4:8).
Examples : Na
2
O, K
2
O, Li
2
O, Rb
2
O, K
2
S, Cl
2
O, Na
2
S etc.,
19) In a unit cell of an ionic crystal, anions (Y) occupy the lattice points of face centred cubic lattice
and cations (X) occupy all the tetrahedral voids. The formula of the ionic compound will be
1) XY
2
2) X
2
Y
2
3) X
2
Y 4) XY
20) The number of anions per a single unit cell in antifluorite structure is
1) 2 2) 4 3) 8 4) 1
21) The type of voids occupied by cations in antifluorite structure is
1) Octahedral 2) Tetrahedral 3) Trigonal 4) Body centred cubic
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22) The co-ordination number of Na
+
ions in Na
2
O is
1) 2 2) 4 3) 8 4) None
23) The type of voids occupied by O
2-
ions in Na
2
O crystal is
1) Tetrahedral 2) Octahedral 3) Body centred cubic 4) Trigonal
24) The number of Na
+
ions present per a single unit cell in Na
2
O crystal is
1) 4 2) 2 3) 8 4) 12
25) The fluorite crystal structure is present in
1) NaF 2) CaF
2
3) AlF
3
4) CsF
Note : In the fluroite structure, the cations are arranged into cubic close packing and the anions occupy all the tetrahedral
voids. Thus there are four cations and eight anions per a unit cell. Hence the formula of ionic compound is A
4
B
8
or AB
2
.
The co-ordination numbers of cation and anion are (8:4).
Examples : CaF
2
, ZrO
2
, UO
2
, ThO
2
, BaF
2
, BaCl
2
, SrCl
2
, PbCl
2
etc.,
26) The number of anions per a single unit cell in fluorite structure is
1) 2 2) 4 3) 8 4) 1
27) The type of voids occupied by anions in fluorite structure is
1) Octahedral 2) Tetrahedral 3) Trigonal 4) Body centred cubic
28) The co-ordination number of Ca
2+
ions in CaF
2
is
1) 2 2) 4 3) 8 4) None
29) The type of voids occupied by Ca
2+
ions in CaF
2
crystal is
1) Tetrahedral 2) Octahedral 3) Body centred cubic 4) Trigonal
30) The number of Ca
2+
ions present per a single unit cell in CaF
2
crystal is
1) 4 2) 2 3) 8 4) 12
31) The radii of Ca
2+

and F
-
ions respectively are 100 pm and 131 pm. The edge length of the unit cell
in CaF
2
is
1) 231 pm 2) 533.5 pm 3) 462 pm 4) 362.5 pm
Hint: The Fluoride ions are present along the body diagonal at one fourth distance from the corner of the cube. Hence the
distance between calcium and fluoride ions is 1/4th of length of body diagonal.
32) The substance containing zinc-blende crystal structure is
1) NaCl 2) ZnCl
2
3) BeO 4) CsCl
Note: In zinc-blende or sphalerite structure, anions occupy the face centred cubic lattice points and cations occupy half of
the tetrahedral holes (of one type). The ideal radius ratio is in between 0.225 to 0.414. There are four anions and four
cations in the unit cell. Therefore the formula is A
4
B
4
or AB. The co-ordination numbers of cation and anion are (4:4).
Examples: ZnS, BeO etc.,
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33) The number of anions per a single unit cell in zinc-blende structure is
1) 2 2) 4 3) 8 4) 1
34) The type of voids occupied by cations in zinc-blende structure is
1) Octahedral 2) Tetrahedral 3) Trigonal 4) Body centred cubic
35) The co-ordination number of Zn
2+
ions in ZnS is
1) 2 2) 4 3) 8 4) None
36) The type of voids occupied by S
2-
ions in ZnS crystal is
1) Tetrahedral 2) Octahedral 3) Body centred cubic 4) Trigonal
37) The number of Zn
2+
ions present per a single unit cell in ZnS crystal is
1) 4 2) 2 3) 8 4) 12
38) The co-ordination number of S
2-
ions in ZnS is
1) 2 2) 4 3) 8 4) None
39) The compound containing spinel structure is
1) MgAl
2
O
4
2) Fe
2
O
3
3) ThO
2
4) KCl
Note: In spinel structure, the oxide ions are arranged in cubical closest packing and one eighth of the tetrahedral holes are
occupied by divalent metal ion (A
2+
) and one half of the octahedral holes are occupied by trivalent metal ions (B
3+
). Thus in
a unit cell there are four oxide ions, one divalent metal ion(A
2+
) and two trivalent metal ions (B
3+
). The general formula of
the compound is AB
2
O
4
.
Examples: MgAl
2
O
4
,ZnAl
2
O
4
, ZnFe
2
O
4
etc.,
40) The crystal structure present in Al
2
O
3
is called as
1) corundum structure 2) spinel structure 3) rock-salt structure 4) Fluorite structure
Note: In the corundum structure, anions form hexagonal closest packing and cations are present in 2/3 of the octahedral
holes. The general formula of the compound is M
2
O
3
.
Examples: Fe
2
O
3
, Al
2
O
3
, Cr
2
O
3
etc.,
41) Inverse spinel structure is found in
1) Chromite 2) Magnetite 3) Spinel 4) Corundum
X-RAY DIFFRACTION AND BRAGGS EQUATION
1) The diffraction of barium with X - radiation of wavelength 2.29A
0
gives a first order diffraction at
30
0
. What is the distance between diffracted planes ?
1) 2.29 A
0
2) 2.73 A
0
3) 4.58 A
0
4) None
Formula :
n=2d sin
2) At what angles for the first order diffraction, spacing between two planes respectively are and

2
?
1) 90
0
& 30
0
2) 30
0
& 90
0
3) 90
0
& 0
0
4) 0
0
& 90
0
3) An X - ray beam of wavelength 71pm was scattered by a solid. The angle of diffraction (2) for
a second order reflection is 14
0
66
1
. The inter planar distance in the crystal will be
1) 710 pm 2) 559 pm 3) 142 pm 4) 71 pm
4) The interplanar distance in a crystal used for X-ray diffraction is 0.2nm. The angle of incidence (

)
of X-rays is 9
0
. If the diffraction is of first order, Find the wavelength of the X-rays.
1) 0.062 nm 2) 0.23nm 3) 0.43nm 4) 0.11nm
5) A first order diffraction of an X-radiation by crystal planes, separated by a distance of 231 pm, in
a solid is observed at a reflection angle of 30
0
. By using same radiation the first order diffraction is
observed at 60
0
in another solid. The interplanar distance in the second solid will be
1) 462 pm 2) 400 pm 3) 115.5 pm 4) 322 pm
6) A first order diffraction by a crystal plane is observed at an angle of 15
0
. by using x - rays of
wavelength of 258 pm. If the interplanar distance is 500 pm, the second order of diffraction will be
observed at
1) 7.28
0
2) 10.5
0
3)31.17
0
4) 9.2
0
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DEFECTS IN CRYSTALS
MAGNETIC & ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
1) The incorrect statement related to schottky defect is
1) It is a stiochiometric point defect
2) Equal number of cations and anions are missing from their lattice points.
3) Shown by strongly ionic crystals with high co-ordination number.
4) Density & covalent nature are increased.
Note: In Schottky defect, pair of holes are formed as both the cations and anions (with equal but opposite charge) leave the
lattice points and move out of the crystal. This is a stoichiometric point defect. The defected crystal is electrically neutral. But
density and covalent nature are decreased. Dielectric constant and hence ionic nature are increased. Defected crystals show
little electrical conductivity. Schottky defects are shown by ionic compounds with high co-ordination numbers. The difference
in the sizes of oppositely charged ions is small. Usually these defects are shown by compounds of big sized alkali and alkaline
earth metals. Eg., NaCl, CsCl etc.,
It is a thermodynamic defect. The number of defects increase with increase in temperature.
2) Creation of holes due to transfer of a cation from its lattice point to the interstitial space is called
1) Schottky defect 2) Metal excess defect 3) Frenkel defect 4) F-centre formation
Note: In Frenkel defect, the cations, being small can move from the lattice points to interstitial spaces and thus by creating
holes. This is a stoichiometric point defect. The defected crystal is electrically neutral. But density and covalent nature are
decreased. Dielectric constant and hence ionic nature are increased. Defected crystals show little electrical conductivity. This
defect is shown by ionic compounds with low co-ordination numbers. The difference in the sizes of oppositely charged ions
must be large. Usually these defects are shown by compounds of small sized transition metals.
Eg., AgCl, AgBr, ZnS etc.,
It is also a thermodynamic defect. The number of defects increase with increase in temperature.

3) Frenkel defect is not possible in
1) AgCl 2) ZnS 3) CsCl 4) AgBr
4) Which of the following is not common for Schottky and Frenkel defects?
1) Stoichiometric 2) Increase in the number of defects with temperature
3) Decrease in density 4) Low lattice energy and stability of defected crystal
5) Consider the following statements.
a) Both Schottky and Frenkel defects are non stiochiometric defects
b) Crystals with Schottky and Frenkel defects show little electrical conductivity
c) Frenkel defect is shown by ionic compounds with high co-ordination numbers and with big sized
cations.
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d) Crystals with Schottky and Frenkel defects are electrically neutral
The correct statements are
1) a & b 2) b & d 3) c & d 4) b, c & d
6) Which of the following point defect causes decrease in density of crystal without disturbing the sto-
ichiometric ratio ?
1) Frenkel defect 2) Schottky defect 3) Metal excess defect 4) All
7) The stoichiometric point defect possible in AgBr is
1) Schottky defect 2) Frenkel defect 3) Both 1 & 2 4) Metal excess defect
8) Consider the following statements related to metal excess defect.
a) Metal excess arises due to extra cation and electrons present at interstitial voids in a crystal
b) Metal excess defect arises when anions leave the crystal from their lattice points .
c) Crystal with metal excess defect is not neutral.
d) Metal excess defect is a non-stiochiometric defect.
The correct statement(s) is/are
1) a & c 2) b, c, & d 3) a, b & d 4) All

9) In which of the following non-stoichiometric defect, the cation occupies the interstitial site
1) Schottky defect 2) Frenkel defect
3) Metal excess defect 4) Metal deficiency defect
10) LiCl shows pink color when heated in Li vapour due to
1) Metal deficiency defect 2) Schottky defect 3) F-Centre formation 4) Frenkel defect
Note : F-Centres are formed when an electron occupies anion vacancty in the crystal. They import color and paramagnetic
nature to the crystals
Eg : KCl in K vapours is blue lilac in color NaCl in Na vapour is yellow is color.
11) ZnO turns yellow upon heating because of
1) Metal excess defect 2) Metal deficiency defect 3) Frenkel defect 4) All
Note : When heated ZnO loses oxide ions reversibly. Excess Zn
2+
ion and electrons are accomodated interstitially. Due to
presence of odd electrons, ZnO turns yellow. The electrical conductivity is also improved.
This type of defect due to pressence of extra cation and electtrons is also shown by CdO, Cr
2
O
3
and Fe
2
O
3
.
12) The formula of wustite ranges from Fe
0.93
O to Fe
0.96
O instead of FeO. It is due to presence of
1) Frenkel defect 2) Schottky defect 3) Metal deficiency defect 4) Metal excess defect
Note : Some compounds cannot be prepared in ideal stiochimetric proportions due to metal dificiency defect. This defect
arises when a metal cation is missing from its lattice points and the cahrge is balanced by an adjacent metal ion with extra
exhibited by compounds of transition metals which can exhibit variable valency. As a result, there compounds show non
stoichiometric formulae. Eg : VO
X
(x can be 0.6 - 1.3), Fe
0.95
O

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13) Following are the statements relating to defects in crystals
a) Frenkel defect is shown by ionic compounds where there is large difference in size between posi-
tive and negative ions.
b) Zinc oxide turns yellow upon heating due to formation of metal deficiency defect
c) The vacant anion sites occupied by electrons are called F-Centres
d) The number of schottky and Frenkel defects decreases with increase in temperature
The correct statements are
1) a only 2) a & c 3) a, b & c 4) a, c & d
14) Select the incorrect statement.
1) Schottky defect is shown by CsCl
2) Frenkel defect is shown by ZnS
3) F-Centres are formed due to leaving of metal ion from the lattice point.
4) Metal deficiencies defect is formed when the metal can exhibit variable oxidation number.
15) The composition of a sample of wustite is Fe
0.93
O. What percentage of iron is present as Fe(III)?
1) 7% 2) 15.05% 3) 30% 4) 26.3%
16) Addition of little SrCl
2
to NaCl produces
1) Cation vacancies 2) Anion vacancies 3) Both cation & anion vacancies 4) None
Note : When NaCl is doped with SrCl
2
, Sr
2+
ions displace Na
+
ions from their lattice points. Also at the same time, equal number
of Na
+
ions from other lattice sites move out of the crystal and thus by creating cation vacancies. Thus formed solids are called
substitutional solids other examples:- AgCl doped by CdCl
2
.
17) If NaCl is doped with 10
-4
mole% of SrCl
2
, the concentration of cation vacancies would be
1) 10
-4
mole
-1
2) 6.022 x 10
17
mole
-1
3) 6.002 x 10
-4
mole
-1
4) 6.022 x 10
-8
mole
-1
18) Which one of the following is the correct statement ?
1) Brass is an interstitial alloy, while steel is a substitutional alloy.
2) Brass is a substitutional alloy, while steel is an interstitial alloy.
3) Brass & steel are both substitutional alloys.
4) Brass & steel are both interstitial alloys.
19) AgCl is crystallised from molten AgCl containing little CdCl
2
. The solid obtained will have
1) Cationic vacancies equal to number of Cd
2+
ions incorporated
2) Cationic vacannies equal to double the number of Cd
2+
ions incorporated.
3) Anionic vacancies
4) Neither cationic nor anionic vacancies.
20) The type of electrical conductivity shown by crystals with F - Centres is
1) n-type semiconductivity 2) p-type semiconductivity 3) Super conductivity 4) None
21) The conductivity of semiconductors is in the range of
1) 10
-20
ohm
-1
cm
-1
2) 10
7
ohm
-1
cm
-1
3) 10
-6
to 10
4
ohm
-1
cm
-1
4) None
22) Choose the correct statement
1) The energy gap between conduction band and valence band in metallic conductors is very large.
2) The energy gap between conduction band and valence band in semiconductors is very large.
3) Electrical conductivity of semiconductors increases with increasing temperature.
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4) Electrical conductivity of conductors increases with increasing temperature.
23) Which of the following is an intrinsic semiconductor
1) Si 2) Si doped with As 3) Fe 4) Both 1 & 2
24) Silicon doped with III A group elements exhibit
1) n-type semi conductivity 2) p-type semi conductivity 3) Both 1 & 2 4) None
25) Germanium doped with phosphorus acts as
1) n-type semiconductors 2) p-type semiconductor
3) super conductor 4) Intrinsic conductor.
26) Solar photovoltaic cell used to convert radiant energy into electrical energy consists of
1) a pnp triode 2) a pn diode 3) an npn triode 4) None
27) Which of the following is incorrect statement about super conductivity.
1) Super conductors show zero resistance to electrical conductivity.
2) The electrical resistance becomes zero at absolute zero temperature for all the substance
3) Super conductors are good insulators
4) None
28) Match the following
A) Ferro magnetic 1) MnO, MnO
2
, FeO, NiO etc.,
B) Dia magnetic 2) Fe
3
O
4
, MgFeO
4
etc.,
C) Anti ferri magnetic 3) ZnO, TiO
2
, NaCl etc.,
D) Ferri magnetic 4) Fe, Co, Ni etc.,
The correct matching is
A B C D
1) 4 3 2 1
2) 4 3 1 2
3) 3 4 1 2
4) 4 2 3 1
29) The temperature above which the ferromagnetism is lost is called
1) Transition temperature 2) Bohr temperature 3) Curie temperature 4) none
30) The phenomenon of production of electricity by a polar crystal when mechanical stress is applied to
it is called.
1) Antiferro electricity 2) Piezoelectricity 3) Magnetic electricity 4) None
31) A ferro electric substance is
1) KH
2
PO
4
2) BaTiO
3
3) Rochelle salt 4) All
Note : Ferroelectric substances are piezoelectric crystals with permanent dipoles.
32) Piezo-electric crystals with zero net dipole moment are called
1) Ferro electric 2) Pyro electric 3) Antiferro electric 4) None
33) The substance which exhibits anti-ferroelectricity is
1) BaTiO
3
2) PbZrO
3
3) KH
2
PO
4
4) All
34) The crystals which produce electricity upon heating are referred to as
1) Ferro electric 2) Pyro electric 3) Antiferro electric 4) None
35) The Ferro magnetic substance used in audio and video tapes is
1) FeO 2) CrO
2
3) MnO 4) BaTiO
3
.
REVISION
1. An AB
2
type structure is found in :
a) N
2
O b) NaCl c) Al
2
O
3
d) CaF
2
2. If the number of atoms per unit in a crystal is 2, the structure of crystal is :
a) Simple cubic b) body centred cubic ( bcc )
c) octahedral d) face centred cubic ( fcc )
3. The intermetallic compound LiAg crystallizes in cubic lattice in which both lithium and silver have
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co - ordination number of eight. The crystal class is :
a) Simple cubic b) body centred cube
c) face centred cube d) none of these
4. The vacant space in the bcc unit cell is :
a) 23% b) 26% c) 32% d) none of these
5. Potassium fluoride has Nacl type structure. What is the distance between K
+
and F
-
ions if cell
edge is a cm ?
a)
2
a
cm
b)
4
a
cm
c) 2a cm d) 4a cm
6. Braggs law is given by the equation :
a) 2 sin n = b) 2 sin n d = c) 2 sin n d = d)
sin
2 2
d
n

=
7. The interionic distance for cesium chloride crystal will
a) a b)
2
a
c)
2
3
a
d)
3
2
a
8. Sodium metal crystallizes as a body centred cubic lattice with the cell edge 4.29A
0
. what is the
radius of sodit atom ?
a) 1.857 x 10
-8
cmb) 2.371 x 10
-7
cm c) 3.817 x 10
-8
cm d) 9.312 x 10
-7
cm
9. The edge of unit cell of fcc crystal of Xe is 620 pm. The radius of Xe atom is :
a) 189.37 pm b) 209.87 pm c) 219.25 pm d) 235.16 pm
10. A metal has bcc structure and the egde length of its unit cell is 3.04 A
0
. The volume of the unit cell
in cm
3
will be :
a) 1.6 x 10
21
cm
3
b) 2.81 x 10
-23
cm
3
c) 6.02 x 10
-23
cm
3
d) 6.6 x 10
-24
cm
3
11. A compound is formed by elements A and B. This crystallizes in the cubic structure when atoms
A are at the corners of the cube and atoms B are at the centre of the body. The simplest formula
of the compound is :
a) AB b) AB
2
c) A
2
B d) AB
4
12. In a cubic structure of compound which is made from X ad Y, where X atoms are at the corners of
the cube. The molecular formula of the compound is :
a) X
2
Y b) XY
2
c) XY
3
d) X
3
Y
13. The structure of MgO is similar to NaCl. what would be the co-ordination number of magnesium?
a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8
14. Most crystals show good cleavage because their atoms, ions or molecules are :
a) weakly bonded together b) strongly bonded together
c) spherically symmetrical d) arranged in planes
15. An example of a non - stoichiometric compound is :
a) PbO b) NiO
2
c) Al
2
O
3
d) Fe
3
O
4
16. Doping of silicon ( Si ) with boron ( B ) leads to :
a) n - type semiconductor b) p - type semiconductor
c) metal d) insulator
17. In the laboratory, sodium chloride is made by burning the sodium in the atmosphere of chlorine
which is yellow in colour. The cause of yellow colour is :
a) presence of electrons in the crystal lattice
b) presence of Na
+
ions in the crystal lattice
c) presence of Cl
-
ions in the crystal lattice
d) presence of face centred cubic crystal lattice
18. Frenkel defect is caused due to :
a) the shift of a positive ion from its normal lattice site to an interstitial site.
b) An ion missing from the normal lattice site creating a vacancy
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c) An extra positive ion occupying an interstitial position in the lattice
d) An extra negative ion occupying an interstitial position in the lattic
19. Schottky defect generally appears in :
a) KCl b) NaCl c) CsCl d) all of these
20. Due to Frenkel defect, the density of ionic solids :
a) increases b) decreases c) does not change d) change
21. Na and Mg crystallize in bcc and fcc type crystals respectively, then the number of atoms of Na
and Mg present in the unit cell of their respective crystal is :
a) 2 and 4 b) 4 and 2 c) 9 and 14 d) 14 and 9
22. An ionic compound has a unit cell consisting of A ions at the corners of a cube and B ions on the
centres of the faces of the cube. The empirical formula for this compound
a) AB b) A
2
B c) A
3
B d) AB
3
23. The number of atoms in 100g of an fcc crystal with density,
3
10g
d
cm
= and cell edge equal to100
pm, is equal to :
a) 1 x 10
25
b) 2 x 10
25
c) 3 x 10
25
d) 4 x 10
25
24. Potassium has a bcc structure with nearest neighbour distance 4.52 A
0
. Its atomic weight is 39. Its
density ( in kg
3
m

) will be :
a) 454 b) 804 c) 852 d) 908
25. In orthorhombic, the value of a , b and c are respectively 4.2 A
0
, 8.6A
0
and 8.3 A
0
.Given the
molecular mass of the solute is
1
155 g mol

and that of density is 3.3 g / cc, the number of

formula units per unit cell is
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 6
26. A solid has a structure in which W atoms are located at the corners of a cubic lattic O atoms
at the cube. The formula for the compound is
a) Na
2
WO
3
b) Na
2
WO
2
c) NaWO
2
d) NaWO
3
27. In a solid AB having the NaCl structure, A atoms occupy the corners of the cubic unit cell. If
all the centre of the face - centred atoms along one of the axes are removed, then the resultant
stoichiometry of the solid is :
a) AB
2
b) A
2
B c) A
3
B
4
d) A
4
B
3
28. The pyknometric density of sodium chloride crystal is 2.16 x 10
3
kg m
-3
, while its X - rays density
is 2.178 x 10
3
kg m
-3
. The fraction of unoccupied sites in sodium chloride crystal is :
a) 5.96 b)
1
5.96 10 x

c)
2
5.96 10 x

d)
3
5.96 10 x

29. What type of crystal defect is indicated in the diagram below ?
Na
+
Cl
-
Na
+
Cl
-
Na
+
Cl
-
Cl
-

Cl
-
Na
+

Na
+
Na
+
Cl
-
Na
+

Na
+
Cl
-
Cl
-
Na
+
Cl
-
Na
+
Cl
-

a) Schottky defect b) Frenkel defect

c) Interstitial defect d) Frenkel and Schottky defect
30. Assertion : In any ionic solid ( MX ) with schottky defects, the number of positive and negative
ions are same
Reason : Equal number of cation and anion vacancies are present.
Choose the correct answer.
a) Both assertion and reason are true and the reason the correct explanation of the assertion
b) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is reason the correct explanation of the assertion
c) Assertion is true but reason is false
d) Assertion is false but reason is true
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31. Total volume of atoms present in a face - centred cubic cell of a metal is ( r is atomic radius ) :
a)
3
20
3
r
b)
3
24
3
r
c)
3
12
3
r
d)
3
16
3
r
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