SOLID STATE

1. An element X (At. Wt. = 24) forms FCC lattice. If the edge length of lattice is and the
observed density is Then the percentage occupancy of lattice point by element X is:

1) 96 2) 98 3) 99 4) 99.9

2. The lattice parameters of a given crystal are and . The three coordinate
axes are mutually perpendicular to each other. The crystal is
1) tetragonal 2) orthorhombic 3) monoclinic 4) trigonal
3. A solid has bcc structure. If the distance of closest approach between the two atoms is . The edge
length of the cell is

1) 2) 3) 4)

4. Which of the following set of compounds will show metal deficiency defect?

1) 2) 3) 4)
5. In a CCP lattice of X and Y, X atoms are present at the corners while Y atoms are at face centers. Then
the formula of the compound would be, if one of the X atoms from a corner is replaced by Z atoms (also
monovalent)?
2) 3) 4)
1)
6. The ionization energy of certain element is . When the atoms of this element are in the first excited
sate, the ionization energy is only .The region of the electromagnetic wave spectrum in which the
light is emitted in a transition from the first excited state to ground sate.
(1) Visible (2) Uv (3) IR (4) X - Ray
7. Structure of a mixed oxide is ccp. The cubic unit cell of mixed oxide is composed of oxide ions. One
fourth of tetrahedral voids occupied by metal ‘A’.and the octahedral voids are occupied by a monovalent
atoms B. The formula of the oxide is

2) 3) 4)
1)
8. A solid compound XY has NaCl structure. If the radius of the cation is 100 pm, the

radius of the anion will be :

1) 275.1 pm 2) 322.5 pm 3) 241.5 pm 4) 165.7 pm
9 What is the total number of ions present in one unit cell of sodium choridelattice .
1) 2 2) 6 3) 12 4) 8
10. A crystal is made up of particles X, Y and Z. X forms fcc packing. Y occupies all
octahedral voids of X and Z occupies all tetrahedral voids of X. It all the particles along
one body diagonal are removed, then the formula of the crystal would be
2) 3) 4)
1)
11. Analysis show that nickel oxide consists of nickel ion with 96% ions having
configuration and 4% having configuration. Which amongst the following best
represents the formula of the oxide?
 2) 3) 4)
1)
12. What is the density of having antifluorite –type crystal structure. If the edge
length of cube is 100 pm and what is the effect on density by 0.05% Frenkel defect
1) 823.5 , density decreases
2) 414.16 , density decreases
3) 823.5 , density remains same
4) 414.16 , density remains same
13. In the calcium fluoride structure, the coordination number of the cations and the
anions are, respectively.
1) 6 and 6 2) 8 and 4
3) 4 and 4 4) 4 and 8
14. A metallic crystal crystallizes into a lattice containing a sequence of layers ABABAB….
Any packing of spheres leaves out voids in the lattice. What percentage by volume of
this lattice is empty space?
1) 74% 2) 26%
3) 50% 4) None of these
15. The number of nearest neighbours and next nearest neighbours of an ion in a
crystal of NaCl are respectively,

1) 2) 3) 4)
16. The material used in solar cells contains
1) N2 2) 3) 4)
17. A Tetrahedralvoid in fcc is formed by atoms at
1) 3 comers +1 face center
2) 3 face centers +1 corner
3) 2 face centers +2 corner
4) 2 face centeres +1 corner + 1 body center
18. A metal crystallizes in bcc lattice. The percent fraction of edge length not covered by
atom is
1) 10.4% 2) 13.4%
3) 12.4% 4) 11.4%
19. In body-centered cubic lattice given below, the three distances AB, AC, and AA | are(a
is edge length of cube)

1) 2)
 4)
3)
20. Two ionic solids AB and CB crystallize in the same lattice. If and are
0.50 and 0.70, respectively, then the ratio of edge length of AB and CD is
1) 0.68 2) 0.78
3) 0.88 4) 0.98
21. Silicon dopped with group 13 and group 15 member elements is, respectively,
called….. semiconductor
1) p-type, n-type 2) n-type, p-type
3) p-type only 4) n-type only
22. The electrical conductivity of semiconductor is
1) 2)
3) In the range of
4) None of the above
23. Which of the following metal oxides is anti-ferromagnetic in nature?
1) 2)
4)
3)
24. The ratio of packing density in fcc, bcc, and cubic structure is, respectively,
1) 1 : 0.92:0.70 2) 0.70 : 0.92 : 1
3) 1 : 0.70 : 0.92 4) 0.92 : 0.70 :1
25. CsBr has bcc structure with edge length 4.3 . The shortest interionic distance in between Cs+ and Br-is:

a) 3.72 b) 1.86 c) 7.44 d) 4.3

-5
26. When NaCl is doped with 10 mol% SrCl2 then what is the number of cationic vacancies per mole of NaCl?
a) 2 10-7 NA (b) 10-7N A c) 10-5 N A d) 10-6 N A
27. Structure of a mixed oxide is cubic close – packed (ccp) . The cubic unit cell of mixed oxide is
composed of oxide ions. One fourth of the tetrahedral voids are occupied by divalent metal
and the octahedral voids are occupied by a monovalent metal B. The formula of the oxide is
2) 3) 4)
1)
28. The number of carbon atoms per unitcell of diamond unitcell is
1)8 2)6 3)1 4)4
29. Copper crystallizes in to F.C.C.lattice with an edge length of 361 pm. Then the radius of copper atom is
1) 108 pm 2) 127 pm 3) 157 pm 4) 181 pm
30. Which types of defect is produced when NaCl crystal is doped with SrCl2
1) Cation vacancy defect
2) Non-stoichiometric defect
3) impurity defect
4) all
31. In haematite ions have CCP arrangement while ions occupying
,
interstitial positions. If ionic radii of and are then in the
crystal
1) ions occupy 2/3 of tetrahedral voids
 2) ions occupy all the edge centres
3) ions occupy 2/3 of octahedral voids
4) ions occupy all octahedral voids

32. Some of the physical properties of crystalline solids like refractive index show different values on
measuring along different directions in the same crystals. This property is called
1) Isotropy 2) Cleavage property
3) Anisotropy 4) None of the above
33. What will be the percent fraction of edge length not covered by atoms when a metal crystallises in bcc
lattice?
1) 11.4% 2) 10.4%
3) 13.4% 4) 12.4%
34. Cyclic trimer structure of contains:
1) and three bonds 2) and six bonds
3) and six bonds 4) and six bonds
35. In spinel structure, ions are cubic-closed packed, whereas 1/8th of the tetrahedral holes are accupied by
cations and 1/2 of the octahedral holes are occupied by cations . The general formula of this
compound is
1) 2)
4)
3)
36. Which one of the following is used as a piezoelectric material?
a) Silicones b) Graphite c) Silica gel d) Quartz
37. Pure silicon doped with phosphorus, is a
a) Metallic conductor b) Insulator
c) n – type semiconductor d) p – type semiconductor
38. Ionic solids are characterised by
a) Good conductivity in solid state b) High vapour pressure
c) Low melting point d) Solubility in polar solvents
39. Which one has highest melting point?
a) Ionic crystal b) Molecular crystal
c) Covalent crystal d) Metallic crystal
40. Which of the following is an example of molecular solid
a) b)
c) Ice d) Diamond
41. Which substance will conduct the current in the solid state?
a) Diamond b) Graphite
c) Iodine d) Sodium chloride
42. Which of the following is an insulator?
a) Graphite b) Silicon
c) Diamond d) Aluminium
43. If the ratio of coordination number of A to that of ‘B’ is x:y then the ratio of number of atoms of A to that
number of atoms of ‘B’ in the unit cell
1) x : y 2) y : x 3) x2 : y 4) y : x2
Sol:
If ‘A’ is surrounded by ‘x’ atoms of ‘B’
‘B’ is surrounded by ‘y’ atoms of ‘A’
 Then ratio is y : x
44 KCl crystallises in the same type of lattice as does NaCl. Given that ,
calculate the ratio of the side of the unit cell for KCl to that of NaCl
1) 1.133 2) 1.224 3) 1.414 4) 0.875
45. If the ratio of coordination number of A to that of ‘B’ is x:y then the ratio of number of atoms of A to that
number of atoms of ‘B’ in the unit cell
1) x : y 2) y : x 3) x2 : y 4) y : x2
46. KCl crystallises in the same type of lattice as does NaCl. Given that ,
calculate the ratio of the side of the unit cell for KCl to that of NaCl
1) 1.133 2) 1.224 3) 1.414 4) 0.875
47 Which of the following is used in photo voltaic cells to convert solar energy to electric energy?
(1) Amorphous silicon
(2) Teflon
(3) PET
(4) Amorphous silica
48 A metal crystallises in to F.C.C with an edge length of 400 PM. the approximate % of the edge length
occupied by the atoms is
(1) 30%
(2) 25%
(3) 70%
(4) 46.6%
49. A sample of pure sphalarite weighs 3.88 g. The number of unit cells present in that sample is [Mol wt of
ZnS = 97]
(1) 6.023 1021
(2) 21.0 1021
(3) 1.2 1021
(4) 2.1 1023
50. Sodium metal crystallizes in ………. pattern with ………. coordination number
(1) B.C.C, 8
(2) F.C.C, 8
(3) B.C.C, 6
(4) C.C.P, 12
51. AB has rock salt structure. If all the ions along one of the tetrad axis are removed, then formula of
resulting compound is :
(1) A3B4
(2) A2B3
(3) AB2
(4) AB
52. A crystal assumes ortho rhombic system. Then the correct crystallographic parameters will be

(1) a b c but

(2) a b c but

(3) a = b = c but

(4) but

53. Coordination number of in CsCl lattice is[SC2]

1) 6 2) 8 3) 12 4) 10
54. Ratio of density of bcc and fcc lattice of same element having edge length 4 nm and 3 nm respectively is
(approximately) [SC2]
 1) 1:5 2) 27: 28 3) 1:20 4) 3:2
55 In a closed pack structure of mixed oxides, the lattice is composed of mixed oxide ions. One eigth of tetrahedral

voids are occupied by divalent cations while one half of octahedral voids are occupied by trivalent cations

. The formula of mixed oxide isSC – 2

1. 2. 3. 4.
56 In the closest packing of atoms, there areSC – 2
1. One tetrahedral void and two octahedral voids per atom
2. Two tetrahedral void and one octahedral void per atom
3. Two of each tetrahedral and octahedral voids per atom
4. One of each tetrahedral and octahedral voids per atom

57. An ionic solid is HCP of B2– ions and Ax+ ions are in one fourth of tetrahedral voids. The value
of x should be
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4

58. Maximum possible number of three dimensionaland two dimensional lattices are respectively :-(SC-2)
1) 13 and 7 2) 12 and 3 3) 11 and 6 4) 14 and 5

59. The number of tetrahedral voids per unit HCP cell is:-(SC-2)
1) 2 2) 6 3) 8 4) 12
60. Which of the following defect, if present, lowers the density of crystal?
1) Metal excess defect due to excess cation 2) Interstitial defect 3) Frenkel 4) Schottky
61. In NaCl the centres of two nearest like-charged ions are present at a distance of

1) 2) 3) 4)
62. If ‘a’ stands for the edge length of the cubic systems: simple cubic, body centered cubic and face centered cubic,
then the ratio of the radii of the spheres in these systems will be respectively?

1) 2)

3) 4)
63. Sodium metal exists in bcc unit cell. The distance between nearest sodium atoms is 0.368 nm. The edge length of
the unit cell is
1) 0.368 nm 2) 0.184 nm 3) 0.575 nm 4) 0.424 nm
64. The yellow colour of ZnO and conducting nature produced on heating is due to:
1) Metal excess defects due to interstitial cation
2) Extra positive ions present in an interstitial site
3) Trapped electrons
4) All
65. When heated at 9160 C, iron changes it’s ‘boc’ crystalline form to ‘fcc’. The ratio of density of the crystal before
and after heating is (consider no change in the edge length)
1) 2:1 2) 1:2 3) 2:3 4) 3:4
66. Total volume of atoms present in a face centred cubic unit cell is (where ‘r’ is atomic radius)

1) 2) 3) 4)
67. A substance crystallizes in a face centred cubic structure in which atoms of A occupy each corner of the cube and
atoms of B occupy the centers of each face of the cube. Then the correct formula of the substance is
1) AB3 2) A4B3 3) A3B 4) AB
68. Tetragonal crystal system has the following unit cell dimensions:
 1) 2)
3) 4)
69. Which type of semi conductor is obtained on mixing arsenic into silicon?
1) n-type 2) p-type 3) np-type 4) pnp-type
70. The octahedral voids in a face ---- centred cubic (fee or ccp) structure are located at
1) at edge centres and 8 along diagonals
2) 12 at edge centres and one at a body centre
3) 8 along body diagonal and 6 at edge centres
4) All the edge centres only
71. In a face centred lattice of X atoms, Y atoms occupy ½ of tetrahedral holes and ¼ of octahedral holes. What is
the possible formula of compound?
1) X4Y6 2) X4Y3 3) X4Y8 4) X4Y9
75. Experimentally it was found that a metal oxide has formula M0.98O. Metal M, is present as M 2+ and
M 3+ in its oxide. Fraction of the metal which exists as M3+ would be
1) 7.01% 2) 4.08% 3) 6.05% 4) 5.08%
73. For a 3 electronic conductors, the valence band and conduction bands are shown below
DIG
Then select the correct statement
1) II is NaCl (Fused) 2) II is metallic copper
3) III is Graphite 4) I is metallic silver
74. Statement – I: TiO3 shows metallic or insulating property depending on temperature
Statement – II GaAs is a semiconductor
1) Statement I and II are correct 2) Staement I is true but II is false
3) Statement I is false- II is correct 4) Both statements are false

75. The number of atoms contained in a fcc unit cell of a monoatomic substance is
1) 1 2) 2
3) 4 4) 6
76. An octahedral void is surrounded by how many spheres ?
1) 6 2) 4
3) 8 4) 12
77. Most crystals show good cleavage because their atoms, ions or molecules are
1) weakly bonded together
2) strongly bonded together
3) spherically symmetrical
4) arranged in planes

78. For orthorhombic system axial ratios are and the axial angles are
1) = = ¹ 900
2) = = = 900

3) ¹ = = 900,

4) ¹ ¹ = 900
79. The edge length of face centred unit cubic cell is 508 pm. Then the radius of the atom
will be
1) 179.6 pm 2) 288 pm
3) 618 pm 4) 398 pm
80. In a bcc unit cell, the number of atom is
1) 1 2) 2
3) 4 4) 6
81. A compound formed by elements X and Y crystallizes in a cubic structure in which the
X atoms are at the corners of a cube and the Y atoms are at the face–centres. The
formula of the compound is
1) X3Y 2) XY
3) XY2 4) XY3

82. The crystal system of a compound with unit cell dimensions a = 0.387, b = 0.387 and
c=0.504 nm and = =90° and =120° is:
1) Cubic 2) Hexagonal
3) Orthorhombic 4) Rhomhombic
83. If ‘Z’ is the number of atoms in the unit cell that represents the closest packing
sequence
---A B C A B C ---, the number of tetrahedral voids in the unit cell is equal to
1) Z 2) 2Z
3) Z/2 4) Z/4
84. In a face–centered cubic lattice, an unit cell is shared equally by how many unit cells :
1) 4 2) 2
3) 6 4) 8
85. In a body centred cubic unit cell, a metal atom at the centre of the cell is surrounded
by how may other metal atoms :
1) 8 2) 6
3) 12 4) 4
86. A compound is formed by elements A and B. This crystallises 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
1) AB 2) AB2

3) A2B 4) AB4

87. An alloy of copper, silver and gold is found to have copper constituting the fcc lattice. If
silver atoms occupy the edge centres and gold is present at body centre, the alloy has
a formula
1) Cu4Ag2Au 2) Cu4Ag4Au
3) Cu4Ag3Au 4) CuAgAu

88. The coordination number of a cation occupying a tetrahedral hole is

1) 4 2) 6
3) 8 4) 12
89. The number of NaCl units present in a unit cell of NaCl are
 1) 1 2) 2
3) 4 4) 8
90. The coordination number of hexagonal closest packed(hcp) structure is
1) 12 2) 10
3) 8 4) 6
91. The more efficient mode of packing of identical atoms in one layer is
1) Square close packing pattern
2) Hexagonal close packing pattern
3) Both (1) and (2)
4) None of the two
92. The ABAB....packing and ABC ABC...packing are respectively called as
1) hexagonal close packing(hcp) and cubic close packing (ccp)
2) ccp and hcp
3) body centred cubic (bcc) packing and hexagonal close packing (hcp)
4) hcp and bcc
93. The space occupied in bcc arrangement is
1) 74% 2) 70%
3) 68% 4) 60.4%
94. The vacant space in bcc unit cell is
1) 32% 2) 10%
3) 23% 4) 46%
95. The available space occupied by spheres of equal size in three dimensions in both hcp
and ccp arrangement is
1) 74% 2) 70% 3) 60.4% 4) 52.4%
96. A non stoichiometric compound is formed due to incorporation of ions in
2+
the lattice of cuprous sulphide. Calculate the number of Cu ions per 100 oxide ions in
this compound.
1) 11.11 2) 20
3) 160 4) 40
97. A crystalline solid is made of x, y and z. Atoms of X are present in CCP lattice, y
occupies all the octahedral voids and z occupies all the tetrahedral voids. If all atoms along
with one body diagonal are removed, then formula of solid will be
1) 2)
3) 4)
98. Incorrect statement in the following
1) Cubic crystals contain four threefold axes, converting ellipsoid to a sphere, hence they
are optically isotropi
2) Match box possesses orthorhombic crystal system
3) AgBr shows both frenkel defect and schottky defect.
4) ZnS is an Insulator
99. 0.4 moles of HCl and 0.2 moles of CaCl2 were dissolved in water to
have 500 ml solution. The molarity of ion is
 1) 0.8 M 2) 1.6 M
4) 10 M
3) 1.2 M

100. The number of atoms per unit cell in a simple cubic, face-centered cubic, and body-
centered cubic are…… respectively
1) 1, 4, 2 2) 4, 1, 2
3) 2, 4, 1 4) 4, 8, 2
101. In a compound, atoms of element Y form ccp lattice and those of element X occupy
two-third tetrahedral voids. The formula of the compound will be
2)
1)
3) 4)

102. In which of the following crystals, alternate tetrahedral voids are occupied?
1) NaCl 2) ZnS

3) 4)
103. An element X ( atomic weight = 80 g/mol) having fcc structure, calculate the number
of unit cells in 8g of X:
1) 2)

3) 4)
104. Under which category iodine crystals are placed among the following
1) Ionic crystal 2) Metallic crystal
3) Covalent crystal 4) Molecular crystal
105. Tetragonal crystal system has the following unit cell dimensions
1)
2)
3)

4)
106. Sodium metal crystallizes as a body-centered cubic lattice with the cell edge 4.29 .
What is the radius of sodium atom?
1) 2)
3) 4)
107. The coordination number of a metal crystallizing in a hexagonal close packed
structure is
1) 4 2) 6
3) 8 4) 12

108. Which defect causes decrease in the density of crystal

1) Frenkel 2) Vacancy defect
3) Schottky 4) 2 and 3
109. A metal crystallizes in two cubic phases, face centred cubic ( fcc) and body centred
cubic (bcc) whose unit cell length are 3.5 and 3.0 respectively. Calculate the ratio
of density of fcc and bcc.
1) 2.123 2) 1.259
3) 5.124 4) 3.134

110. In graphite, carbon atoms are joined together due to

1) ionic bonding 2) van der Waals forces
3) metallic bonding 4) covalent bonding

111. With which one of the following element silicon should be doped so as to give
type semiconductor?
1) As 2) Se
3) B 4) Ge

112. If NaCl is doped with , the concentration of cation vacancies will be

1)
2)
3)
4)

113. Percentage of free space in a body centred cubic unit cell is

1) 32 % 2) 34 %
3) 28 % 4) 30 %

114. The packing fraction of the element that crystallizes in simple cubic arrangement is

1) 2) 3) 4)

115. In which of the following crystals, alternate tetrahedral voids are occupied?
1) 2) 3) 4)
6. In a ccp lattice of X and Y, X atoms are present at the corners while Y atoms are at
11
face centers. Then the formula of the compound would be if one of the X atoms from
a corner is replaced by Z atoms (also monovalent ) ?
1) 2) 3) 4)

117. A binary solid has a zinc blende structure with ions constituting the lattice
and ions occupying 25% of the tetrahedral holes. The formula of the solid is
1) AB 2) 3) 4)
118. The edge of unit cell fcc Xe crystal is 620 pm. The radius of Xe atom is
1) 209.87 pm 2) 235.16 pm 3) 189.37 pm 4) 219.25 pm
119. The ratio of cationic radius to anionic radius in an ionic crystal is greater than 0.732.
its coordination number is
1) 6 2) 1 3) 8 4) 4
120. Which of the following exists as covalent crystals in the solid state?
1) Iodine 2) Silicon 3) Sulphur 4) Phosphorus
121. The axial angles in triclinic crystals system are
1) 2)
3) 4)
122. Which of the following has the highest value of energy gap?
1) Aluminium 2) silver 3) Germanium 4) Diamond
123. A metal has bcc structure and the edge length of its unit cell is 3.04 . The volume of
the unit cell in cm3 will be
1) 2)
3) 4)
124. In a normal spinel structure the oxide ions are arranged in ccp, where as 1/8
tetrahedral holes are occupied by ions 50% of octahedral holes are occupied by
the formula of spinel
2) 3) 4)
1)
125. To get n-type semiconductor the impurity to be added to silicon should have which of
the following number of valence electrons
1) 5 2) 2 3) 3 4) 1
126. An element X (at wt 80 g/mole) having FCC structure no. of unit cells in 8 g of X

A 2) 0.1 NA 3) 4 NA 4)
1) 0.4 N
127. Schottky defect in crystals is observed when
1) density of crystal increased
2) unequal no. of cations and anions are missing from lattice
3) an ion leaves from normal site and occupies an interstitial site
4) equal no. of cations and anion are missing from lattice
128. Fromthe graph of oxide formation
II
 f G o ( KJmol 1 )
I

III

850o C
temperature

I)
II)
III)
Which statement is correct
1) can be reduced to Fe by CO below 850oC
 2) can be reduced to Fe by C above 850oC
3) Both 1,2 are correct
4) Both 1,2 are wrong
129. Which one of the following property is attributed to amorphous solid?
1) Isotropy 2) Anisotropy
3) Sharp meiting point4) Long range order
130. Which of the following is the characteristic crystalline solid?
1) Sharp melting point
2) Short-range order
3) Irregular arrangement
4)Indefinite heat of fusion
131. Glass is an example of
1) Pseudo solid 2) True solid
3) Metallic 4) Covalent
132. Which of the following set of solids contains only ionic solids
1) 2)
3) 4)
133. Which of the following is the incorrect match?.
1) Molecular solid polar : Dry ice
2) Ionic solid :
3) Metallic solid : Ag
4) Network solid :
134. The number of tetrahedral voids present on each body diagonal in ccp unit cell is
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4
135. The co-ordination number in 3D-hexagonal close packing is
1) 8 2) 12 3) 6 4) 9
136. A has fcc arrangement ‘B’ is present in of tetrahedral voids. The formula of the
compound will be
1) 2) 3) 4)
137. Gold crystallises in ccp structure. The total number of voids present in 197g of gold
will be [Au=197]
1) 2) 3) 4)
138. The correct of radius of atom and edge- length in case of fcc arrangement is

2) 3) 4)
1)
139. Which of these is NOT Hydrogen Bonded Molecular Solid?
(A) Water (B) Acetic Acid
(C) Hydrogen fluoride (D) Hydrogen chloride
140. Anisotropy is shown by
(A) Amorphous solids (B) Liquids
(C) Glass (D) Crystals
141. The motion allowed for the constituent particles of solid is
(A) rotational, vibrational and translational
(B) rotational and vibrational
 (C) rotational only
(D) vibrational only}
142. Which of the following oxide shows electrical properties like metals?
1) 2) 3) 4)

143. To get an n-type semiconductor from silicon, it should be doped with an element with
valence
1) 2 2) 1 3) 3 4) 5
144. If NaCl is doped with mole% of , the concentration of cation vacancies will
be
( )
1) 2) 3) 4)

145. The correct statement regarding defects in crystalline solid is

1) Frenkel defects decrease the density of crystalline solids.
2) Frenkel defect is a dislocation defect
3) Frenkel defect is found in halides of alkaline metals
4) Schottky defects have no effect on the density of crystalline solids

146. A face centered cubic solid of element (atomic mass 60) has a cubic edge of 4 × 10-8 cm. If
Avogadro's no. is 6 × 1023 mole-1, then the density of the solid is
(1) 6·25 g/c.c. (2) 6·25 kg/m3 (3) 10-30 g/c.c. (4) 64 × 10-10 g/c.c.
147. Chromium metal crystallises in body centred cubic lattice. The edge length of unit cell is found to be
287 pm. Atomic radius of chromium will be
(1) 87 pm (2) 62.135 pm (3) 124.27 pm (4) None of these
148. The edge length of a body centred cubic unit cell is 390 pm. If the radius of the cation is 150 pm, what is
the radius of the anion ?
(1) 150 pm (2) 187.7 pm (3) 165.7 pm (4) 210.5 pm

149. A binary solid has a zinc blande structure with B ions constituting the lattice and A ions occupying 25%
tetrahedral holes. The formula of solid is
(1) AB (2) A2B (3) AB2 (4) AB4
150. The edge length of unit cell of a metal (Mw = 24) having cubic structure is 4.53 A°. If the density of
metal is 1.74 gcm-3, the radius of metal is (NA = 6 × 1023)
(1) 180 pm (2) 160 pm (3) 140 pm (4) 190 pm
151. The volume of atoms present in end centered cubic unit cell of a metal is (r = atomic radius)

1. 2. 3. 4.

1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 3 5) 2 6) 2 7) 2 8) 3 9) 4 10) 4

11) 4 12) 4 13) 2 14) 2 15) 2 16) 2 17) 2 18) 2 19) 1 20) 3

21) 1 22) 3 23) 1 24) 1 25) 1 26) 2 27) 4 28) 1 29) 2 30) 4

31) 3 32) 3 33) 3 34) 1 35) 2 36) 4 37) 3 38) 4 39) 3 40) 3
41) 2 42) 3 43) 2 44) 1 45) 2 46) 1 47) 1 48) 3 49) 1 50) 1

51) 4 52) 1 53) 2 54) 1 55) 4 56) 2 57) 4 58) 4 59) 4 60) 4

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Hints
1.
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3. Closest distance in

4. FeO and FeS are the mixed oxide and sulphide of Fe+2 and Fe+3.
5.
6.

this is in U.V region.

7. Mixed oxide is CCP

A=
B=4

8. For NaCl,
Given radius of cation = 100pm

9 4Na+

10. For fcc, number of X atoms = 4/unit cell

Number of TVs = 8Z
Number of OVs = 4Y
Number of atoms removed along one body diagonal = 2X (corner) and 2Z (TVs) and 1Y
(OV at body center)

Number of X atoms left

Number of Y atoms left
Number of Z atoms left

The simplest formula

11.
and = d7 (4%) ions are present.
Let number of ion present in the crystal = x. Applying electroneutrality rule,
 Total positive charge = Total negative charge

So formula of crystal

12.

13. In fluorite – type structure. CN = 8:4 (factual statement).

14. ABAB type of packing means ccp packing in which 74% space is occupied and 26% is
empty
15. lines in OVs formed by ( touches six ions)

(1) The number of nearest neighbours of Na+ ion = 6 Cl-

(2) the number of next nearest neighbours of Na+ ion = 12 Na+ ions
16. SiO2 is used in solar cells.
17. A TV in fcc is formed by 3 face center atoms and one corner atom. In total, 8 such
tetrahedraons are possible.

18. For bcc,

Edge length not covered by atom

% of fraction not covered

19.
I. Edge length
II.
III. (body diagonal)

Therefore AA'
20.

and

Similarly,

Also, and

21. p-type and n-type

22. Electrical conductivity of semiconductors lies in the range
Packing fraction ion fcc, bcc, and sc are 0.74, 0.68 and 0.52, respectively.
24.

a=2
25.

26. no.of cation vacancies=no.of impurity ions

27. We know,inccp
If number of atoms =n
Then number of octahedral voids =n
And number of tetrahedral voids = 2n

So,
32. Anisotropy

33. For bcc, radius,

Edge length not covered by atoms = a – 2r
 % of fraction not covered by atoms

= 0.134 x 100

=13.4%
34.

35. In CCP, 4 atoms, 8 T.H. Voids, 4 O.H. voids are present

36. Piezoelectric effect is the ability of some materials to create an electric potential in response to
applied mechanical stress. The commonly used piezoelectric materials are quartz , zinc
oxide etc.
37. Excess of one valence electron in P atom (5 valence electrons) over Si (4 valence electrons) will
form n – type semiconductor
38. Due to columbic forces
39. 3D- Polymeric structure
40. Due to Covalent nature
41. Delocalisation of - electrons
42. No free electrons
43. If ‘A’ is surrounded by ‘x’ atoms of ‘B’
‘B’ is surrounded by ‘y’ atoms of ‘A’
Then ratio is y : x

44

45. If ‘A’ is surrounded by ‘x’ atoms of ‘B’

‘B’ is surrounded by ‘y’ atoms of ‘A’
Then ratio is y : x

46.

96. Cu1.8S
 The no.of Cu2+ ions = 20
The no.of Cu+ ions = 160

+ 2x +(1.8 – x) = 2
2x + 1.8 – x = 2
x = 0.2
97. Net contribution x = 4 y = 4 z = 8
along one body diagonal two corner ‘x’, one body center ‘y’ and two ‘z’ tetrahedral voids
are removed

Now x =
y=4–1=3z=8–2=6
formula is
x y z

3 6

= :1:2
5 : 4 : 8 X5Y4Z8

99.

100. Simple cubic : 8 corners =

F.C. C : 8 corners + 6. f. c =

B.C.C : : 8 corners + b. c =
101.
Number of atoms for c.c.p = 4
Tetrahedral voids =
X Y

102.
In Zns, forms fcc lattice and occupies alternate t. v

103. Number of atoms =

 Four atoms forms one fccunitcell

atoms forms
104. Iodine is molecular crystal
105. Tetagonal

106.
107. C.No. in hcp is 12
108. Schottky defect causes decrease in density because equal number of cations and
anions missed from lattice

109.

110. Graphite is covalent crystal

111. When silicon is doped with III A group element forms p-type semiconductor
112. displaces two ions but occupies one position, so one vacancy is created
One -------------- 1 Vacancy

113. Packing efficiency in Bcc unitcell is 68%

Free space = 100-68 = 32%
124.
Z = 4, Number of O-2 ions are 4
Number of Zn+2 = 1, Number of Fe+3 is 2
In FCC Z = 4, NA unit cells = 4 x 80 g of X
126.
142. behave like metal
143. Valiancy is 5
144.
One caption of would create one cation vacany in
Concentration of cation vacancy on being doped with

No. of ions in

145. Frenkel defect is also called dislocation defect

148. For B.C.C