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3) Match the following.
A) Ionic crystals 1) Diamond, Silicon etc.,
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B) Molecular crystals 2) Cu, Zn, Na etc.,
C) Covalent crystals 3) Solid CO2, I2 etc.,
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D) Metallic crystals 4) KCl, Na2SO4 etc.,
The correct match is
A B C D
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1) 1 2 4 3
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2) 4 3 2 1
3) 4 3 1 2
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4) 3 4 1 2
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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
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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
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A) Cubic 1) a b c; 900
B) Tetragonal 2) a = b = c; 900
C) Orthorhombic 3) a = b c; 900
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1) Rhombohedral ; a = b = c ; 900
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2) Monoclinic ; a b c ; 900 ; 900
3) Hexagonal ; a = b c ; = =900 , 1200
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4) Match the following
A) Triclinic
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4) Orthorhombic ; a = b = c;
Correct matching is
A B C D
1) 3 1 4 2
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2) 2 3 4 1
3) 1 2 3 4
4) 4 3 2 1
5) Rhombohedral crystal system is present in
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1) a b c 2) a = b = c 3) a b = c 4) a = b c
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Hint : Na2B 4O 7.10H 2O - Monoclinic
H 3BO 3 - Triclinic
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15) The changes in the crystallographic parameters in the following conversion are
1) a b c a = b = c
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2) 900 ; 900
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3) 4) a b c a b c
16) The unit cell present in the crystal lattice of diamond is
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1) Cubic 2) Tetragonal 3) Hexagonal 4) Trigonal
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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 ?
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I - Body - centred
F - Face - centred
C - End - centred
21) The number of C3 axes (three fold axes) of symmetry present in a cubic system
1) 2 2) 3 3) 4 4) No C3 axis of symmetry
Note : C 3 axis of symmetry passes through the diagonally opposite corners
22) Which of the following crystal system possesses C6 axis of symmetry ?
1) Trigonal 2) Hexagonal 3) Cubic 4) All
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3)
1) Tetragonal
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The unit cell present in ABAB.... type of closest packing of atoms is
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
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the second layer (B) are present over the voids of one type in first layer (A)
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6)
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The number of nearest atoms surrounding a given atom in a metallic crystal containing primitive
cubic unit cell is
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1) 6 2) 8 3) 12 4) 4
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10) The number of atoms per a single face centred cubic unit cell is
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1) 2 2) 4 3) 8 4) 12
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Hint : In the face cented cubic unit cell, there are atoms at of 6 faces along with atoms at 8 corners.
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1 1
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no. of atoms = (8 x 8 ) + (6 x 2 ) = 4
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.
1 1
no. of atoms = (8 x 8 ) + (2x 2 ) = 2
1) 2 2) 4 3) 6 4) 12
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1 1
Note : contribution from top & bottom layers 2x[(6x 6 ) 2 ] 3
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
3 2 3
1) r = a 2) r = a 3) r = 2a 4) r = a
4 4 2
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15) The relation between radius (r) of atom and edge length (a) in the face centred cubic unit cell is
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1) r =
4
3
a
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4
2
a 3) r = 2a 4) r =
2
3
a
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Derivation :
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In ABC
2 2 2
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AC AB BC
2 2 2 2
4r a a 2a
4r 2a
2
r a
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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
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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
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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 H2 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.A0 3) 54.27 X 10-10m 4) 5.427.A0
Note : 1 Picometer (pm) = 10 -12 . meters
= 10-2A0
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23) The edge length of unit cell in ‘Cu’ metal is 3.62 A0. The atomic radius of ‘Cu’ will be
1) 1.28 A0 2) 3.62 A0 3) 1.81 A0 4) 1.52 A0
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
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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
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Hint : The two nearest atoms in bcc are present along the body diagonal.
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Nearest distance = d = 2r = a
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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
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Hint : The two nearest atoms in fcc are arranged along the face diagonal of the unit cell.
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3
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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.
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3a 3 4 2
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= = . r 2r
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3 3 2 3
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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
2r
3
30) The volume occupied by atoms in a primitive cubic unit cell is (where ‘a’ is edge length)
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3 3 3
4 a 4 3 4 2 4 3
1) 2) 2 x a 3) 4 x a 4) r
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3 2 3 4 3 4 3
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33) The percentage of packing of a simple cubic unit cell is
1) 52.4%
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2) 47.6%
4 3 2 X a
2 X r 3 4
3 3
Hint: The packing fraction of body centred cubic unit cell = = = 0.68
a 3 a 3 8
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36) The percentage of packing of hcp and ccp type of unit cells is
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Note: The packing fraction of hexagonal cubic packed unit cell is also 0.74
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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.
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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
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M DH Derivation:
In BDE, cosDBE =
BE
BD
rsphere
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o
cos30 =
rsphere rvoid
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rsphere rsphere
rsphere rvoid 2.
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o
cos30 3
rvoid =1.155 rsphere rsphere 0.155 rsphere
rvoid
0.155 rsphere
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rsphere
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
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Derivation:
AC
In OAC , sinAOC =
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AO
o ,
109 28 rsphere
( AOB 109o 28, )
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sin =
2 rsphere rvoid
rsphere rsphere
rsphere rvoid o ,
sin 54 44 0.8164
rvoid =1.225 rsphere rsphere 0.225 rsphere
rvoid
0.225 rsphere
rsphere
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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Derivation:
BD
In ABD , cosABD =
rsphere
rsphere rvoid o
2 rsphere
cos45
rvoid =1.414 rsphere rsphere 0.414 rsphere
rvoid
0.414 rsphere
rsphere
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45) The ratio of radius of cubic void to the radius of surrounding closely packed atoms whose centres
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lie at the corners of a cube is
1) 0.414
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2) 0.155
IONIC CRYSTALS
3) 0.225 4) 0.732
1) In the following diagram, the circles filled with black color represent the cations, whereas the big
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circles represent the anions.
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which of the following is the correct statement about the given diagrams
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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
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stable when it occupies
1) Tetrahedral voids 2) Octahedral voids 3) Trigonal voids 4) Body centred cubic voids
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Note: The cation can touch the anions when it occupies trigonl or tetrahedral voids, but it will be more stable in octahedral
5)
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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
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
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1) Octahedral 2) Tetrahedral 3) Trigonal 4) All
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r
Na
Hint: r 0.5248
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Cl
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.,
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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
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1) 457 pm 2) 552 pm 3) 190 pm 4) 362 pm
Note : edge length in NaCl = 2rc+ 2ra
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
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14) The number of nearest Cl- ions present around a Cs+ ions in CsCl crystal is
1) 6
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2) 8 3) 12
15) The number of nearest Cs+ ions present around a Cs+ ion in CsCl crystal is
1) 8 2) 6 3) 4
4) 4
4) 12
Hint : If only Cs+ ions are considered they occupy lattice points of primitive cubic lattice
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16) The number of second nearest Cs+ ions present around a Cs+ ion in CsCl is
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1) 4 2) 8 3) 12 4) 6
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+ -
17) The radii of Cs and Cl ions are 1.69 Å and 1.81 Å respectively. The edge length of the unit cell in
CsCl will be
1) 7 Å 2) 3.38 Å 3) 4.04 Å 4) 3.5 Å
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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 A8B4 or A2B.
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The ideal radius ratio is between 0.225 - 0.414. But this ratio is not always maintained.The co-ordination numbers of
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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) XY2 2) X2Y2 3) X2Y 4) XY
20) The number of anions per a single unit cell in antifluorite structure is
1) 2 2) 4 3) 8 4) 1
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21) The type of voids occupied by cations in antifluorite structure is
1) Octahedral 2) Tetrahedral 3) Trigonal 4) Body centred cubic
22) The co-ordination number of Na+ ions in Na2O is
1) 2 2) 4 3) 8 4) None
23) The type of voids occupied by O2- ions in Na2O crystal is
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26) The number of anions per a single unit cell in fluorite structure is
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1) 2 2) 4 3) 8 4) 1
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1) 2 2) 4 3) 8 4) None
29) The type of voids occupied by Ca2+ ions in CaF2 crystal is
1) Tetrahedral 2) Octahedral 3) Body centred cubic 4) Trigonal
30) The number of Ca2+ ions present per a single unit cell in CaF2 crystal is
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1) 4 2) 2 3) 8 4) 12
2+ -
31) The radii of Ca and F ions respectively are 100 pm and 131 pm. The edge length of the unit cell
in CaF2 is
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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) ZnCl2 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 A4B4 or AB. The co-ordination numbers of cation and anion are (4:4).
Examples: ZnS, BeO etc.,
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1) Octahedral 2) Tetrahedral 3) Trigonal 4) Body centred cubic
2+
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35) The co-ordination number of Zn ions in ZnS is
1) 2 2) 4 3) 8 4) None
2-
36) The type of voids occupied by S ions in ZnS crystal is
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1) Tetrahedral 2) Octahedral 3) Body centred cubic 4) Trigonal
1) 4
2+
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37) The number of Zn ions present per a single unit cell in ZnS crystal is
2) 2 3) 8 4) 12
38) The co-ordination number of S2- ions in ZnS is
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1) 2 2) 4 3) 8 4) None
39) The compound containing spinel structure is
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1) MgAl2O4 2) Fe2O3 3) ThO2 4) KCl
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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 (A2+) and one half of the octahedral holes are occupied by trivalent metal ions (B3+). Thus in
a unit cell there are four oxide ions, one divalent metal ion(A2+) and two trivalent metal ions (B3+). The general formula of
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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 M2O3.
Examples: Fe2O3, Al2O3, Cr2O3 etc.,
41) Inverse spinel structure is found in
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DEFECTS IN CRYSTALS
MAGNETIC & ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
1) The incorrect statement related to schottky defect is
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1) It is a stoichiometric point defect
2) Equal number of cations and anions are missing from their lattice points.
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3) Shown by strongly ionic crystals with high co-ordination number.
4) Density & covalent nature are increased.
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Note: In Schottky defect, pair of holes are formed as both the cations and anions (with equal but opposite charge) leave the
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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
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earth metals. Eg., NaCl, CsCl etc.,
It is a thermodynamic defect. The number of defects increase with increase in temperature.
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2) Creation of holes due to transfer of a cation from its lattice point to the interstitial space is called
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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.
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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
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6) Which of the following point defect causes decrease in density of crystal without disturbing the sto-
ichiometric ratio ?
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1) Frenkel defect 2) Schottky defect 3) Metal excess defect 4) All
7) The stoichiometric point defect possible in AgBr is
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1) Schottky defect 2) Frenkel defect 3) Both 1 & 2 4) Metal excess defect
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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 .
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c) Crystal with metal excess defect is not neutral.
d) Metal excess defect is a non-stiochiometric defect.
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The correct statement(s) is/are
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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 Zn2+ 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, Cr2O3 and Fe2O3.
12) The formula of wustite ranges from Fe0.93O to Fe0.96O 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
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exhibited by compounds of transition metals which can exhibit variable valency. As a result, there compounds show non
stoichiometric formulae. Eg : VOX (x can be 0.6 - 1.3), Fe0.95O
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b) Zinc oxide turns yellow upon heating due to formation of metal deficiency defect
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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
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1) a only 2) a & c 3) a, b & c 4) a, c & d
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14) Select the incorrect statement.
1) Schottky defect is shown by CsCl
2) Frenkel defect is shown by ZnS
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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.
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15) The composition of a sample of wustite is Fe0.93O. What percentage of iron is present as Fe(III)?
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Note : When NaCl is doped with SrCl2, Sr2+ 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 CdCl2.
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17) If NaCl is doped with 10-4 mole% of SrCl2, the concentration of cation vacancies would be
1) 10-4 mole-1 2) 6.022 x 1017 mole-1 3) 6.002 x 10-4mole-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 CdCl2. The solid obtained will have
1) Cationic vacancies equal to number of Cd2+ ions incorporated
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2) Cationic vacannies equal to double the number of Cd2+ 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
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1) Si 2) Si doped with As 3) Fe 4) Both 1 & 2
24) Silicon doped with III A group elements exhibit
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1) n-type semi conductivity 2) p-type semi conductivity 3) Both 1 & 2 4) None
25) Germanium doped with phosphorus acts as
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1) n-type semiconductors 2) p-type semiconductor
3) super conductor
1) a ‘pnp’ triode
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2) a ‘pn’ diode
4) Intrinsic conductor.
26) Solar photovoltaic cell used to convert radiant energy into electrical energy consists of
3) an ‘npn’ triode 4) None
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27) Which of the following is incorrect statement about super conductivity.
1) Super conductors show zero resistance to electrical conductivity.
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2) The electrical resistance becomes zero at absolute zero temperature for all the substance
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2) 4 3 1 2
3) 3 4 1 2
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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) KH2PO4 2) BaTiO3 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) BaTiO3 2) PbZrO3 3) KH2PO4 4) All
34) The crystals which produce electricity upon heating are referred to as
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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) CrO2 3) MnO 4) BaTiO3.
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c) face centred cube d) none of these
4. The vacant space in the bcc unit cell is :
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5. Potassium fluoride has NaCl type structure. What is the distance between K+ and F- ions if cell
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a)
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6. Bragg’s law is given by the equation :
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8. Sodium metal crystallizes as a body centred cubic lattice with the cell edge 4.29A0. 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
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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
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10. A metal has bcc structure and the egde length of its unit cell is 3.04 A . The volume of the unit cell
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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) AB2 c) A2B d) AB4
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) X2Y b) XY2 c) XY3 d) X3Y
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) NiO2 c) Al2O3 d) Fe3O4
16. Doping of silicon ( Si ) with boron ( B ) leads to :
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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
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19. Schottky defect generally appears in :
a) KCl b) NaCl c) CsCl d) all of these
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20. Due to Frenkel defect, the density of ionic solids :
a) increases b) decreases c) does not change d) change
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21. Na and Mg crystallize in bcc and fcc type crystals respectively, then the number of atoms of Na
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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
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a) AB b) A2B c) A3B d) AB3
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23. The number of atoms in 100g of an fcc crystal with density, d and cell edge equal to100
cm 3
pm, is equal to :
a) 1 x 1025 b) 2 x 1025 c) 3 x 1025 d) 4 x 1025
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24. Potassium has a bcc structure with nearest neighbour distance 4.52 A0. Its atomic weight is 39. Its
density ( in kg m 3 ) will be :
a) 454 b) 804 c) 852 d) 908
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25. In orthorhombic, the value of a , b and c are respectively 4.2 A0, 8.6A0 and 8.3 A0.Given the
molecular mass of the solute is 155 g mol 1 and that of density is 3.3 g / cc, the number of
formula units per unit cell is
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a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 6
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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) Na2WO3 b) Na2WO2 c) NaWO2 d) NaWO3
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) AB2 b) A2B c) A3B4 d) A4B3
28. The pyknometric density of sodium chloride crystal is 2.16 x 103 kg m-3, while its X - rays density
is 2.178 x 103 kg m-3. The fraction of unoccupied sites in sodium chloride crystal is :
a) 5.96 b) 5.96 x 101 c) 5.96 x 102 d) 5.96 x 103
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-
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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
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