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LEVEL - II
LECTURE SHEET
EXERCISE - I
(Single & One or More than One Correct Answers)
1. If 'a' stands for the edge length of the cubic systems: simple cubic, body centered cubic and face
centred cubic, then the ratio of radii of the spheres in these systems will be respectively.
a a 3 a 2
a) : : b) a : 3a : 2a
2 2 2
a a 3 a a a
c) : : d) : 3a :
2 4 2 2 2 2
2. First three nearest neighbour distance for body centered cubic lattice are
a 3a 3a
a) 2a, a, 3a b) , a 3, a c) , a, 2a d) , a, 3a
2 2 2
3. The space occupied by spheres in bcc arrangement is
a) 74% b) 70% c) 68% d) 60.4%
4. At very low temperature, oxygen O 2, freezes and forms a crystal. Which term best describes the
solid
a) Covalent network b) Molecular crystals c) Metallic d) Ionic
5. For a solid with the following structure,

the coordination number of the point B is

a) 3 b) 4

c) 5 d) 6

6. For the structure given below the site marked as S is a :

a) Tetrahedral void b) Cubic void

c) Octahedral void d) None of these

7. A solid A B has the B  ions arranged as below. If the A + ions occupy half of the tetrahedral
sites in the structure. The formula of solid is :

a) AB b) AB2

c) A2 B d) A3 B4

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8. In FCC crystal, which of the following shaded planes contains the following type of arrangement
of atoms

a) b)

c) d)

09. In the closest packing of atom B, the radius of atom A that can be fitted into octohedral void is
a) rA=0.414rB b) rA = 0.155rB c) rB = 0.414rA d) rB = 0.155rA
10. Distance between tetrahedral void and octahedral void in the lattice will be (a = edge length of unit
cell)
3a 3a 3a
a) b) 3a c) d)
4 2 3
11. The two types of holes which occur in any close-packed structures are
a) tetrahedral, octahedral b) trigonal, octahedral
c) trigonal, tetrahedral d) only octahedral
12. In face centered cubic structure, the octahedral voids are located at :
a) edge centres b) body centre c) face centres d) corners
13. A non-stoichiometric compound Cu1.8 S is formed due to incorporation of Cu 2+ ions in the lattice
of cuprous sulphide. What percentage of Cu 2+ ions the total copper centent is present in the
compound
a) 88.88 b) 11.11 c) 99.8 d) 89.8
14. Consider following statements
I: If three Fe2+ are missing from its lattice site in FeO, then there must be two Fe2+ ions somewhere
in the lattice to balance the electrical charges
II : Crystals with metal deficiency defects are called super-conductors
III: Crystals wih metal deficiency defects are called semiconductors
a) I,II b) I,III c) II only d) I only
15. The n-type semiconductor is obtained when Si is doped with
a) Al b) Ge c) B d) As
16. Superconductors are technologically and commercially important substances. The correct
information(s) about such conductors are :
a) phenomena of superconductivity was first discovered by Kammerlingh and Onnes
b) mercury acts as superconductor at 4K
c) superconductors offer zero resistance at zero kelvin
d) gallium acts as superconductor at 4K
17. When ferromagnetic substances heated strongly its magnetic moment
a) Increases moderatly b) remains constant
c) abnormally Increases d) decreases

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18. Silica (SiO2) can be crystalline as well as amorphous, with following properties
I: crystalline
II : the SiO44– tetrahedra are randomly joined giving rise to polymeric chains of three-dimensional
sheets
III : have high and sharp m.p
which of I,II and III are not matched with amorphous solids
a) I b) III c) I,III d) II
19. Each NH3 molecule has six other NH3 molecules as nearest neighbours in solid state; H of
sublimation of NH3 molecule at the m.p. is 30.8kJ mol-1, and in the absence of H-bonding estimated
H of sublimation is 14.4 kJ mol-1. Hence, strength of H-bond in solid NH 3 is
a) 5.47 KJmol–1 b) 10.93KJmol–1 c) 16.40KJmol–1 d) 2.735 KJmol–1
20. Which of the following statements are false:
a) The radius of a metal atom is taken as half the nearest metal-metal distance in a metallic crystal.
b) One tetrahedral void per atom is present in hcp structure.
c) In the fluorite structure (CaF2), the Ca2+ ions are located at the lattice points and the fluoride
ions fill all the tetrahedral holes in the ccp crystal.
d) In the antifluorite structure (Li2O, Rb2S) the cations are located at the lattice points and anions
fill the tetrahedral holes in the ccp structure.
21. Edge length of NaCl unit cell is 552 pm. Then which are correct statements
a) distance between Na+ and Cl– ions is 276 pm
b) radii of Na+ and Cl– ion will be 95 pm and 181 pm
c) nearest distance between two Na+ ions is 276 2 pm
d) nearest distance between Cl– ions is 95 2 pm
22. Which is true
a) Piezoelectricity is due to net dipole moment
b) Some electric current is produced on heating polar crystals, this is pyroelectricity
c) Ferroelectricity is due to alignment of dipoles in same direction
d) Ferroelectricity is due to alignment of dipoles in oppsite direction
23. A metallic element crystallises into a lattice containing a sequence of layers of ABABAB...Any
packing of spheres leaves out voids in the lattice. Percentage of empty space (by volume) is
a) 52% b) 26% c) 50 % d) 74 %
24. In an FCC unit cell atoms are numbered as shown below the atoms not touching each other are (3
is back face centred)

1
a) 3 & 4 b) 1 & 3
3 4

c) 1 & 2 d) 2 & 4
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25. Ice crystallises in a hexagonal lattice having volume of the unit cell as 132 x 10 –24 cm3 . If its
density is 0.92 g cm–3 at a given temperature, then number of H 2O molecules per unit cell is
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
26. For the structure of solid given below if the lattice points represent A ions and the B  ions
occupy the tetrahedral voids then coordination number of A and B may be

a) 2, 4 b) 4, 6

c) 6, 4 d) 8, 4
27. A certain solid mixed oxide crystallising in the cubic system contains cations M1 and M2 and the
oxide ion O2- . Each M1 ion is surrounded by 12 equidistant nearest neighbour oxide ions.If the
oxide ions occupy face centers of the cubic unit cell, where are the M1 ions situated ?
a) At the center of the until cell b) At the corners of the cube
c) At the edge centers d) Occupying half the number of edge centers
28. It is stated that ZnS does not crystallise in the NaCl structure. It is due to
r
a) The r ratio is 0.402, too low to avoid anion -anion contact in the NaCl structure

b) ZnS is water insoluble, NaCl is water soluble c) ZnS is water soluble, NaCl is water insoluble
d) Zn belongs to d-block, Na belongs to s-block
29. Frenkel defect appears in
a) AgI b) ZnS c) AgBr d) all of these
30. An electron trapped in an anion vacancy within the crystal is called...........
a) n-type conductor b) p-type conductor
c) F-centre d) insulator
31. The presence of F-centres in a crystal makes it
a) conducting b) colourless c) coloured d) non-conducting
32. In a face centred cubic arrangement of A and B atoms whose A atoms are at the corner of the unit
cell and B atoms at the face centred. One of the A atom is missing from one corner in unit cell.
The simplest formula of compound is :
a) A7B3 b) AB3 c) A7B24 d) A7/8B3

EXERCISE - II
(Linked Comprehension type questions)

A

Passage – I: B 1

Answer the following questions for the above unit cell

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33. If the molar mass of AB is 100g mol-1 and ‘a’ is edge length then the density of the crystal will be

4N A 4  100 2N A 2  100
a) 3 *b) a3 N c) d) a3 N
a  100 A a3100 A

34. The given unit cell belongs to

a) CsCl type b) TiCl type c) rock salt type d) zinc blende type
35. The coordination number of ‘B’ will be
a) 8 b) 6 c) 4 d) 12
Passage - II
Read the following passage and answer the questions at the end of it. Conductivity of silicon
increases if it is doped with certain other elements. Doping means introduction of small amount of
impurities like phosphorus, arsenic or boron in the pure crystal. In pure silicon four valencies are
used in bonding with other four adjacent silicon atoms. When a silicon crystal is doped with a
group - 15 element (with five valence electrons) such as P, As,Sb or Bi, the structure of the crystal
lattice remains unchanged. Out of the five valence electrons of group - 15 doped element, four
electrons are used in normal covalent bonding with silicon with fifth electron is delocalised and
thus conducts electricity
Doping a silicon crystal with a group - 13 element (with three valence electron) such as B,Al,Ga or
In produces a semiconductor with three electrons in dopant. The place where fourth electron is
missing is called as electron vacancy or hole
36. Silicon that has been doped with group - 15 elements is called
a) p-type semiconductor b) n-type semiconductor
c) electron vacancy or hole d) e-type semiconductor
37. Silicon that has been doped with group - 13 elements is called
a) p-type semiconductor b) n-type semiconductor
c) electron vacancy or hole d) e-type semiconductor
38. If NaCl is doped with 10 3 mol% SrCl2, then concentration of cation vacancies is
a) 6.02  1023 b) 6.02  1020 c) 6.02  1018 d) 6.02  1015

EXERCISE - III
(Match the following questions)
39. Match the following closest packing of identical spheres listed in column I with the characteristics
listed in column II.
Column - I Column - II
a) AAAA packing p) CCP ; CN=12
b) ABAB packing q) HCP, CN = 12
c) ABCABC packing r) BCC, CN = 8
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40. Match the elements (in Column -I) with the shape of the crystal (in Column - II)
Column - I Column - II
a) Be p) Body -centred cubic
b) Ca q) Simple cubic
c) Ba r) Face-centred cubic
d) Po s) Hexagonal close-pakced
41. Match the solid in Column-I with its characteristic in Column-II.
Column - I Column - II
(Solid) (Characteristic)
a) NaCl p) Body centred cubic
b) CsCl q)Packing fraction = 0.68


2 r  r
3 3

c) Na r) Packing fraction = 3
 r  r 
3

3


r3  r3 
d) TiCl s) Packing fraction 2  r  r 3

42. Match electrical properties listed in column II with materials listed in column I.
Column - I Column - II
a) Pure crystal of silicon at 0 K p) Semi conductor p-holes carry current
b) Pure crystal of silicon at 400 K q) Semi conductor-electrons carry current
c) Silicon crystal doped with arsenic impurity r) Insulator
d) Silicon crystal dopped with gallium s) Semiconductor equal number of p-holes and
electrons carry current.
43. Match the crystalline solids listed in column I with the type/structure listed in column II :
Column - I Column - II
a) Solid CO2 p) Hydrogen bonded structure
b) Silica q) Conducting covalent solid
c) Graphite r) Non-conducting covalent solid
d) Ice s) Molecular crystalline solid
44. Match cubic structure (in Column - I) with packing denisty (in Column - II)
Column - I Column - II
a) Simple cubic p) 0.68
b) FCC q) 0.52
c) BCC r) 0.74
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EXERCISE - IV
(Integer answer type Questions)
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45. How many effective Na ions are present in the rock salt NaCl if ions along one axis joining
opposite faces are removed?
46. The edge length of unit cell of metal having molecular weight 75g/mol is 5A 0 which crystallises in
simple cubic lattice. If the density is 2g/cc then the radius of metal atom in pm is x 102 then 'x'
is [NA = 6  1023]
47. Density of lithium atom is 0.53 g / cm3. The edge length of Li is 3.5A 0. The number of lithium
atoms in a unit cell will be ........ (Atomic mass of lithium is 6.94)
48. A compound AB has a rock salt type structure with A:B=1:1. The formula weight of AB is
1
6.023Y amu and the closed A-B distance is y 3 amu. If the density of lattice is ' x ' kg / m3 then
' x  103 is
49. How many effective Na+ ions are present in the rock salt NaCl if ions along one axis joining
opposite faces are removed?
50. Analysis shows that nickel oxide has formula Ni0.98O1.00, the % of Ni3+ is x%. Then 'x' is

PRACTICE SHEET - 1
Single or more than one option questions
1. A match box exhibits
a) Cubic geometry b) monoclinic geometry
c) orthorhombic geometry d) tetragonal geometry
2. First three nearest neighbour distance for primitive cubic unit cell will be (edge length of unit
cell = a)
a) a, 2a, 3a b) 3a, 2a, a c) a, 2a,2a d) a, 2a, 2a
3. The crystal structure adopted by iron is shown below.

The distance between the nearest iron atoms is

a) 286 pm b) 124 pm

c) 143 pm d) 247.6 pm
4. Hexagonal closest packed structure and cubic closest packed structure for a given element would
be expected to have the same density because of
a) same molar mass b) same coordination number and packing fraction
c) both (a) and (b) d) none of the above
5. Which of the following figure represent the cross section of an octahedral site?

a) b) c) d)

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6. Lithium selenide can be described as a cubic closest-packed array of selenide ions with lithium
ions in all of the tetrahedral holes. Formula of lithium selenide is
a) Li2Se b) LiSe c) LiSe2 d) Li3Se
7. In the closest packing of atom A, the radius of atom B that can be fitted into tetrahedrol void is
a) rB = 0.155rA b) rB = 0.225rA c) rB = 0.414rA d) rB =0.732rA
8. A compound alloy of gold and copper crystallises in a cubic lattice in which the gold atoms
occupy the lattice points at the corners of a cube and the copper attoms occupy the centres of each
of the cube faces. Hence, compound alloy has formula
a) AuCu b) Au3Cu c) Au2Cu d) AuCu3
9. A certain oxide of metal M crystallises in such a way that O 2– ions occupy hcp arrangement
following AB AB....pattern. The metal ions, however, occupy 2/3rd of the octahedral voids. The
formula of the compound is
a) M2O3 b) M3O c) M8/3O3 d) MO2
10. Each rubidium halide crystallising in the NaCl– type lattice has a unit cell length 0.30A o greater
0
than that for corresponding potassium salt ( r K   1.33 A ) of the same halogen. Hence, ionic
 
radius of Rb+ is
a) 1.18A0 b) 1.48A0 c) 1.63A0 d) 1.03A0
11. Which of the following are not the characteristics of crystalline solids?
a) They exhibit polymorphism b) They are isotropic
c) They do not have thermodynamic defects d) After melting, they become crystalline
12 Glasses and plastics are
a) amorphous solids b) supercooled liquids
c) anisotropic d) ferromagnetic
13. If the three interaxial angles defining the unit cell are all equal in magnitude, the crystal cannot
belong to the
a) monoclinic system b) cubic system c) hexagonal system d) triclinic system
14. Which of the following statements are correct?
a) The co-ordination number of each type of ions in CsCl crystals is 8.
b) A metal which crystallizes in bcc structure has co-ordination number of 12.
c) The length of a unit cell in NaCl is 552 pm. rNa  95 pm, rC   181 pm
d) A unit cell of an ionic crystals shares some of its ions with other unit cells.
15. Which of the following statment(s) is (are) correct?
a) When the radius ratio is in the range 0.414 - 0.732, a B.C.C arrangement with co-ordination
no.8
b) When the radius ratio is in the range 0.225 - 0.414, a tetrahedral arrangement with co-ordination
no. 4.
c) When the radius ratio is in the range 0.155 - 0.225, an octahedra arrangement with co-ordination
no. 6.
d) In B2O 3, smaller cations occupy triangular voids and a planar trigonal arrangement with co-
ordination no.3
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16. In the unit cell of NaCl, which of the following statements are correct?
a) Na+ ions have six Cl– ions in its nearest neighbourhood
b) Cl– ions have six Na+ ions in its nearest neighbourhood
c) Second nearest neighour of Na+ ion are twelve Na+ ions
d) NaCl has 68% of occupied space
Linked Comprehension type questions
Passage - I
Packing refers to the arrangement of constituent units in such a way that the forces of attraction
among the constituent particles is maximum and the constituents occupy the maximum available
space. In two dimension there are square close packing and hexagonal close packing, cubic close
packing and body-centred cubic packing
i) hcp: AB AB AB AB ......... arrangement Coordination no. = 12 ; % occupied space = 74%
ii) ccp : ABC ABC ..... arrangement Coordination no. = 12 ; % occupied space = 74%
iii) bcc: 68% space is occupied. Coordination no = 8
Answer the following questions
17. The empty space left in hcp in three dimensions is
a) 26% b) 74% c) 52.4% d) 80 %
18. In closed packed lattice containing ‘n’ particles, the numbers of tetrahedral and octahedral voids are
a) n,2n b) n,n c) 2n,n d) 2n,n/2
19. The pattern of successive layers of ccp arrangement can be designated as
a) AB AB AB ...... b) AB ABC AB ABC ...
c) ABC ABC ABC ..... d) AB BA AB BA .......
Passage – II
Following is the fact about the newly discovered superconductor of C60 (fullerene). The alkali
metal fulleride superconductor M3C60 have a cubic closest-packed (face-centered cubic) arragement
of nearly spherical C603– anions with M+ cations in the holes between the larger C603– ions. The
holes are of two type octahedral holes, which are surrounded octahedrally by six C603– ions, and
tetrahedral holes, which are surrounded tetrahedrally by four C603– ions
20. How many C603– ions, octahedral holes, and tetrahedral holes are present per unit cell
a) 5,4,4 b) 3,8,4 c) 4,4,8 d) 2,1,2
21. Specify fractional coordinates for the octahedral and tetrahedral holes (Fractional coordinates are
fractions of the unit cell edge lengths. For example, a hole at the centre of the cell has fractional
1 1 1
coordinates , , )
2 2 2
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
a) , , b) , , c) , , d) , ,
2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 2 2 4
22. The ionic radii of Na+, K+ and Rb+ are 97, 133 and 147 pm, respectively. Which of these ions will
fit into the octachedral holes? (radius of C303– is about 500 pm)
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Match the following questions
23. Match the nature of bonding mentioned in list I with the solids in list II :
Column - I (Nature of bonding) Column - II ( Material)
A) Metallic p) Carborundum, silicon
B) Covalent q) MgO
C) vanderwaal’s r) Solid N2
D) Ionic s) Sodium
24. Match the crystalline solids listed in column I with the type/structure listed in column II :
Column - I Column - II
A) Solid CO2 p) Hydrogen bonded structure
B) Silica q) Conducting covalent solid
C) Graphite r) Non-conducting covalent solid
D) Ice s) Molecular crystalline solid
Integer answer type Questions
25. The number of atoms in HCP unit cell is _______.
26. Number of atoms per unit cell for body centered cubic system is ...............
27. A substance AxBy crystallises in a face centered cubic lattice. Atoms 'A' occupy each corner of
unit cell and atoms of B occupy centre of each face of the cube. Total number of atoms of A and
B in the unit cell is ______
28. If there are 3 moles of atoms are present in the packing of pattern ABC ABC ABC. The number
of moles of tetrahedral voids is equal to ________.
29. A spinel is an important class of oxides consisting of two types of metal ions with oxide ions
arranged in CCP layers. The normal spinel has 1/8 th of the tetrahedral void occupied by one type
of metal and one half of the octahedral voids occupied by another type of metal ions such a spinel
is formed by Zn2+, Al3+ and O2– with Zn2+ in tetrahedral void. Then the simplest formula of that
spinel is ZnxAlyOz then x + y + z is
30. The number of unit cells along each edge of 0.38 g of cubic crystal of NaCl is x 107 , then 'x' is
__________
PRACTICE SHEET - 2
Single or more than one option questions
1 In a hypothetical solid C atoms are found to form cubical close packed lattice, A atoms occupy all
tetrahedral voids while B atoms occupy all octahedral voids. A and B atoms are of appropriate
size, so that there is no distortion in ccp lattice of C atoms. Now if a plane as shown in the
following figure is cut, then the cross section of this plane will look like

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2. The intermediate compound LiAg crystallises in a cubic lattice in which both Li and Ag atoms
have co-ordination number of 8. To what crystal class does the unit cell belong
a) NaCl b) CsCl c) ZnS d) CsF2
3. AgI crystallises in the cubic close-packed zinc blend structure. Assuming that the iodide ions
occupy the lattice points, fraction of the tetrahedral sites occupies by sliver ions are
a) 50% b) 75% c) 100 % d) 33.3%
4. For which of the following crystals would you expect the assumption of anion-anion contact to be
invalid
a) CsBr b) NaI c) NaBr d) KCl
5. In an atomic bcc, what fraction of edge is not covered by atoms ?
a) 0.32 b) 0.16 c) 0.134 d) 0.268
6. The packing efficiency of a simple cubic crystal with an interstitial atom exactly fitting at the body
centre is :
a) 0.48 b) 0.52 c) 0.73 d) 0.91
7. If all the atoms, on the shaded plane are removed then the molecular formula of the solid will be
a) A5B7

b) A7B5

c)AB

d)A3B4

8. Structure shown here represents

Cation
a) Schottky defect b) Frenkel defect
Anion

c) Metal excess defect d) None of these

9. In a planar tetraatomic molecule, AB3, A is at the centroid of the equilateral triangle formed by the
atoms, B. If the A - B bond distance is 1Å, what is the distance between the centres of any two B
atoms ?

a) 1 / 3Å b) 2Å c) 3Å d) 1/ 2Å
10. How many unit cell are present in 5.0 gm of crystal AB (formula mass of AB = 40) having rock
salt type structure ? (NA = Avogadro's no.)
NA
a) N A b) c) 4N A d) None of these
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11. Which of the following statement(s) is (are) correct for CaF 2;
a) Ca2+ ions are present only at the corners of a cube
b) c.c.p. type structure
c) F– ions are present in all the octahedral voids
d) The structrue has 8 : 4 co-ordination.
12. Which of the following informations are correct about CsCl?
a) It has body centred cubic unit cell
b) Co-ordination number of both Cs+ and Cl– ions are eight
c) Cl– ions are present at face centre d) Cs+ ions are present at body centre
13. Select the correct statements among following: (a=edge length of unit cell)
a a 3
a) Nearest neighbour distance in NaCl = b) Nearest neighbour distance in CaF2 =
2 4
a 3 a 3
c) Nearest neighbour distance in Na2O = d) Nearest neighbour distance in CsCl =
4 2
14. Which of the following is/are correct about the point defects?
a) In Frenkel defect, the dielectric constant of solid increases
b) In Schottky defect, the density of solid decreases
c) In Frenkel defect, the density of solid decreases
d) In Schottky defect, the dielectric constant of solid increases
15. Select correct statements (s) about non-stoichiometric compounds
a) They are called Berthollide compounds
b) They do not obey the law of constant composition
c) Electrical neutrality is maintained either by having extra electrons in the structure or changing
the charge on some of the metal ions
d) no effect on density of crystal due to these defects
16. Select correct statement (s)
a) The non stoichiometric form of NaCl is yellow and that of KCl is blue - lilac
b) Solids containing F-centres are paramagnetic
c) conduction by electrons is called n-type semiconduction
d) Conduction by holes is called as P-type of semiconduction
Linked Comprehension type questions
Passage - 1 :
O-2 : CCP  A2 
B3+ : Half of octahedral Voids -B+3
2
A2+ : 1/8th of tetrahedral Voids O
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17. The space lattice given in the figure refers to

a) fluorite structure b) rock salt structure
c) spinel structure d) inverse spinel structure
18. The formula of the compound is
a) ABO2 b) A2BO3 c) AB2O4 d) A2BO4
19. B3+ and A2+ ions are present in
a) tetrahedral voids b) octahedral, tetrahedral voids
c) tetrahedral, octahedral voids d) octahedral, cubic voids

Passage - II
Effectiveno.ofatom(s) x Massof a unit cell Z.M.
Density of a unit cell is represented as    Where,
Volumeof a unit cell NA .a 3
mass of unit cell = mass of effective no. of atom(s) or ion(s).
M = At. wt./formula wt.
NA = Avogadro's no.  6.023 x 1023
a = edge length of unit cell
20. Silver crustallized in a fcc lattice and has a density of 10.6g/cm3. What is the length of an edge of
the unit cell?
a) 0.407 nm b) 0.2035 nm c) 0.101 nm d) 4.07 nm
21. An element crystallizes in a structure having fcc unit cell of an edge 200 pm. Calculate the density,
if 100g this element contains 12 x 10 23 atoms :
a) 41.66 g/cm3 b) 4.166 g/cm3 c) 10.25 g/cm3 d) 1.025 g/cm3
22. The density of KBr is 2.75 g/cm-3. The length of the edge of the unit cell is 654 pm. To which type
of cubic crystal, KBr belongs?
a) simple cubic b) bc c) fcc d) none of these

Match the following questions

23. Column - I Column - II
A) Rock salt structure p) general formula is AB
B) Zinc blende structure q) general formula is AB3
C) Fluorite structure r) general formula is A2B
D) Anti fluorite structure s) general formula is AB2
24. Column - I Column - II
A) Co-ordination no. of Sa2+ and F- in fluorite structure p) 8, 4
2+ 2-
B) C.No. of Zn and S in zinc blende Structure q) 8, 8
+ -
C) C.No. of Cs and Cl in CsCl (bcc type) structure r) 4, 8
D) C.No. of Li+ and O2- in antifluorite structure s) 4, 4

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Integer answer type Questions
25. An element assumes a cubical structure in which only 32% of the space is empty if the density of
the element is 7.2 g/cm3, the number of atoms present in 100 g of that element is x  1024 where 'x'
is [volume of the unit cell is 2.39  10–23cc]

1200
Y X  5 A0
Y  8 A0
26.
900
X
Molar mass of solid = 259.8 g mol–1
Asolid crystallises in hexagonal lattice as shown in above figure. Density of the solid is 5 g/cm3.
How many molecules are their in the given unit cell? (Avogadro's number=6.023x1023)
27. A cubic solid is made up of two elements P and Q. Atoms of Q are present at the corners of the
cube and atoms of P at the body centre. The co-ordination number of P will be ......
28. The face diagonal length of fcc cubic cell of ionic crystal is 600 2 pm , if the radius of the cation
is 100 pm the radius of anion becomes x  102 pm, then x is
29. In case of diamond that follows ZnS structure, the number of carbon atoms per unit cell is _____
30. In KBr crystal structure, the number of second nearest neighbour of K + ions are 2x, then 'x' is __

PRACTICE SHEET - 3
Single or more than one option questions
1. The p-type semiconductor is obtained when Si is doped with
a) Tin b) Ge c) Ga d) As
2. The substance whose resistance gets reduced to virtually zero at very low temperature is called
a) electrical conductor b) hyper conductor c) semiconductor d) super conductor
3. The allignment of magnetic dipoles in antiferromagnetism is
a)  b)  c) both (a) and (b) d) none of these
4. Which is true
a) Rochelle’s salt is ferroelectric while lead zirconate is antiferroelectric
b) Rochelle’s salt is antiferroelectric and lead zirconate ferroelectric
c) Both are ferroelectirc d) Both are antiferroelectric
5. Which of the follwing expression is correct for packing fraction of NaCl if the ions along the face
are diagonally removed
13 3 16 3 13 3 4 3 16 3 13 3 4 3 13 3
 r   r r  r r  r r  r
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
a) b) c) d)
8 r  r  8 r  r  8r  r  8 r  r 
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6. Frenkel defect is the

a) Schottky defect b) interstitial defect
c) combination of (a) and (b) d) none of the above
7. The allignment of magnetic dipoles in Co is
a)  b)  c)  d) none of these
8. Ferrous oxide has a cubic structure and eged length of the unit cell is 5.0 Å . Assuming the
density oif ferrors oxide to be 3.84g/ cm3m the no. of Fer 2+ and O–2 ions present in each unit cell
be : (use NA = 6 x 1023) )
a) 4Fe2+ and 4O2– b) 2Fe2+ and 2O2– c) 1Fe2+ and 1O2– d) 3Fe2+ and 4O2–
9. If an element (at . wt. = 50) crystal in fcc lattice, with a = 0.50 nm. What is the density of unit cell
if ti contains 0.25 %. Schottky defects (use N A = 6 x 1023) ?
a) 2.0 g/cc b) 2.66 g/cc c) 3.06 g/cc d) None of these
10. CdO has NaCl structure with density 8.27 g/cc. If the ionic radius of O 2– is 1.24 Å, determine
ionic radius of Cd2+
a) 1.5 Å b) 1.1 Å c) 1.9 Å d) 1.5 Å
11. Which of the following statements are correct about the diamagnetic solids?
a) They have only paired electrons
b) They are weakly repelled in magnetic field
c) They have large number of unpaired electrons
d) Chromium is diamagnetic
12. Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct ?
a) Frenkel defects occur when difference in size of cations and anions are bogger
b) Schottky defects occur when cations and anions have similar ionic size
c) An ionic crystal can have both Frenkel and Schottky defects
d) Pure alkali metals do not have Frenkel defects
13. Which of the following is/are ferromagnetic substance ?
a) CrO2 b) Fe c) Co d) Ni
14. The yellow colour of ZnO and conducting nature produced on heating is due to
a) Metal excess defects due to interstitial cation
b) Extra positive ions present in interstitial site
c) Trapped electrons
d) None of these
15. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true ?
a) Conductivity of semiconductors increases with increases in temperature
b) Pure ionic solids are insulators
c) NaCl is a diamagnetic substance
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16. Which of the following is/are correct ?

a) In schottky defect density of crystal decreases
b) In Frenkel defect density remains the same
c) Pyroelectricity is produced when some polar crystals are heated
d) In Frankel defect density of crystal decreses.
Linked Comprehension type questions
Ionic : lattice has two major points defects, (1) Schoottky (2) Frenkel defects, Schottky defects
occurs due to the cation - anion pair's missing from the lattice sites, Frenkel defects occurs when
an ion leaves its lattice site and fits into an interstitial space. The neutrality of the crystals is being
maintained and we considered all losses from interstitial postions
17. Which defect decreases density of the crystal ?
a) Frenkel defect b) Schottku defect c) Both (a) and (d) (d) None of these

18. Structure shown here repreents

A B

A 
B
a) Schottky defect

B B A
b) Frenkel defect A


A B A
 
B
c) Metal excess defect
B 
A B A

d) None of these

19. Structure shown here represents : A

B

B A

a) Schottjy defect
B A B A
b) Frenkel defect 
A

c) Both defects A B

A B

e
d) None of these B A 
B  A
Passage -2 :
A spinel is an important class of oxides consising of two types of metal ions with the oxide ions
attanged inccp layers. The noramal spinel has one-eigyh of the terrahedral holes occupied by one
type of metal ion and one - half of the octahefral holes occupied by another type of metal ion.
Such a spinel is formed by Mg 2+ , Al3+ and O2– . The neutratrality of the crystal is being maintained.
20. The formula of the spinel is :
a) Mg2AlO4 b) MgAl2O 4 c) Mg3Al2O6 d) None of these
21. Type of hole occupied by Al3+ ions is :
a) Tetrahedral b) Octahedral c) Both a and (b) d) None of these
2+
22. Type of hole occupied by Mg ions is
a) Tetrahedral b) Octahedral c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of these

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23. Match the following :
Column - I Column - II
a) Quartz p) Three corners of SiO44– tetrahedron are shared
b) Amorphous SiO2 q) Two corners of SiO44– are shared
c) Sheet Silicates r) All four corners of SiO 44– are shared
d) Cyclic silictes s) Corners of SiO44– are randomly linked
24. Match the characteristics listed in column II with solids listed in column I :
Column - I (Solids) Column - II (Characteristics)
a) Piezoelectric p) Electric dipoles spontaneously aligned in one direction
b) Antipiezoelectric q) Heating causes electric field
c) Ferroelectric r) Mechanical stress causes electric field
d) Pyroelectric s) Electric field causes elastic deformation
Integer answer type questions
25. The density of Ionic solid B+A– (Crystallises in rock salt type) is 4g/cc and the value of face
diagonal unit cell is 600 2 pm. If 2.96g of an ionic solid B+A– (Salt of WB+S.A.) dissolved in
water to make one litre solution, then its pH is (T = 298K, K b for BOH is 10–4, NA = 6 x 1023)

26. A mole A2B (mol . wt 166.4) occupies triclinic lattic with a a  5Å, b  8Å and c  4Å . If
density of AB2 is 5.2 g cm-3, calculate the number of molecules present in one unit cell
27. A compound ABx is formed such that A atoms are corners and B atoms at face centre. Find the
value of x
28. The density of Cr atoms is 7.2 g/cm . If the unit cell has edge length 289 pm . Calculate the
number of chromium atoms per unit cell (at mass of Cr = 52)
29. The density of KBr is 2.73 g/cm. The length of the unit cell is 654 pm. Find the number of atoms
per unit cell in the cubic structure.
30. Find the co-ordination number of sodium in Na2O

LEVEL - II ANSWERS
EXERCISE - I
1) c 2) c 3) c 4) b 5) d 6) c 7) a 8) a 9) a 10) a
11) abc 12) ac 13) b 14) b 15) d 16) abc 17) d 18) c 19) d 20) bd
21) abcd 22) abc 23) b 24) c 25) d 26) d 27) b 28) a 29) d 30) c
31) a 32) c

EXERCISE - II
33) b 34) 35) b 36) b 37) a 38) c

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EXERCISE - III
39) A - s; B -q,r; C- p; D- r,s 40) A-s; B-r; C-p; D-q
41) A- r; B- p,s; C - pq; D - ps 42) A-r; B-s; C-q; D-p
43) A- s; B - r; C-q; D-p 44) A-q; B- r; C-p; D-r

EXERCISE - IV
45) 3 46) 2 47) 2 48) 5 49) 3 50) 4

PRACTICE SHEET - 1
1) c 2) a 3) d 4) b 5) d 6) a 7) b 8) d 9) a 10) b

11) bcd 12) ab 13) acd 14) acd 15) bd 16) abc 17) a 18) c 19) c 20) c

21) c 22) c 23) A-s; B -p; C-r; D-q 24) A- s; B - r; C-q; D-p

25) 6 26) 2 27) 4 28) 6 29) 7 30) 1

PRACTICE SHEET - 2
1) c 2) b 3) a 4) a 5) c 6) c 7) c 8) a 9) c 10) d

11) bd 12) abd 13) abcd 14) abd 15) abc 16) abcd 17) c 18) c 19) b 20) d

21) a 22) c 23) A-p; B-p; C-s; D-r; 24) A-p; B-s; C-q; D-r;

25) 1 26) 2 27) 8 28) 2 29) 8 30) 6

PRACTICE SHEET - 3
1) c 2) d 4) b 5) a 2) a 3) c 7) a 8) a 9) b 10) b

11) ab 12) abcd 13) abcd 14) abc 15) abc 16) abc 17) b 18) b 19) d 20) b

21) b 22) a 23) A-r; B - s; C-p; D - q 24) A-r; B - s; C-p; D - q

25) 8 26) 3 27) 3 28) 2 29) 4 30) 4

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