CV EDUCATION SOLUTIONS

NEET/JEE
Date :10/03/2019
Time : 04:19:00 CHEMISTRY
Marks : 1036
1.THE SOLID STATE

Single Correct Answer Type

1. A crystal may have one or more planes and one or more axes of symmetry but it possesses
1) Two centres of symmetry
2) One centre of symmetry
3) No centre of symmetry
4) None of the above
2. Silicon dioxide is an example of :
1) Metallic crystal 2) Ionic crystal 3) Covalent crystal 4) None of these
3. The number of octahedral sites in a cubical close pack array of 𝑁 sphere is :
1) 𝑁/2 2) 2 𝑁 3) 4 𝑁 4) 𝑁
4. Which has no rotation of symmetry?
1) Hexagonal 2) Orthorhombic 3) Cubic 4) Triclinic
5. What is the structure of NaCl?
1) BCC 2) FCC 3) Interpenetrating fcc 4) None of these
6. The vacant space in body centred cubic (bcc) lattice unit cell is about:
1) 32% 2) 10% 3) 23% 4) 46%
7. Lubricating properties of graphite are diminished in presence of :
1) High pressure 2) Low pressure 3) Vacuum 4) None of these
8. Arrangement of sulphide ions in zinc blende is
1) Simple cubic 2) hcp 3) bcc 4) fcc
9. −
In NaCl crystal each Cl ion is surrounded by
1) 4 Na+ ions 2) 6 Na+ ions 3) 1 Na+ ion 4) 2 Na+ ions
10. A binary solid (𝐴 𝐵 ) has a zinc blende structure with 𝐵 ions constituting the lattice and 𝐴+ ions
+ − −

occupying 25% tetrahedral holes. The formula of solid is :

1) 𝐴𝐵 2) 𝐴2 𝐵 3) 𝐴𝐵2 4) 𝐴𝐵4
11. Which of the following statements about amorphous solids is incorrect?
1) They melt over a range of temperature 2) They are anisotropic
3) There is no orderly arrangement of particles 4) They are rigid and incompressible
12. + −
If the distance between Na and Cl ions in sodium chloride crystal is X pm, the length of the edge of the
unit cell is
1) 4 X pm 2) X/4 pm 3) X/2 pm 4) 2 X pm
13. Which one of the following is a covalent crystal?
1) Rock salt 2) Ice 3) Quartz 4) Dry ice
14. Silver (atomic weight = 108 g mol−1 ) has a density of 10.5 g cm−3 . The number of silver atoms on a
surface of area 10−12 m2 can be expressed in scientific notation as 𝑦 × 10𝑥 . The value of 𝑥 is
1) 3 2) 5 3) 7 4) 9
15. Crystals which are good conductor of electricity and heat are known as :
1) Ionic crystals 2) Covalent crystals 3) Metallic crystals 4) Molecular crystal
16. For a crystal system 𝑎 = 𝑏 = 𝑐 and 𝛼 = 𝛽 = 𝛾 ≠ 90°
1) Tetragonal 2) Hexagonal 3) Rhombohedral 4) Monoclinic
17. A metal crystallises in a bcc lattice. Its unit cell edge length is about 300 pm and its molar mass about 50 g

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 mol−1 . What would be the density of the metal(in g cm−3 )?
1) 3.1 2) 6.2 3) 9.3 4) 12.4
18. Schottkydefect generally appears in
1) NaCl 2) KCl 3) CsCl 4) All of these
19. A solid 𝑋𝑌 has NaCl structure. If radius of 𝑋 + is 100 pm. What is the radius of 𝑌 − ion?
1) 120 pm 2) 136.6 to 241.6 pm 3) 136.6 pm 4) 241.6 pm
20. A compound 𝑀𝑝𝑋𝑞 has cubic close packing (ccp) arrangement of 𝑋. Its unit cell structure is shown in
figure. The empirical formula of the compound is :

1) 𝑀𝑋 2) 𝑀𝑋2 3) 𝑀2 𝑋 4) 𝑀5 𝑋14
21. The ratio of closed packed atoms to tetrahedral holes in cubic close packing is:
1) 1 : 1 2) 1 : 2 3) 1 : 3 4) 2 : 1
22. In a face centred cubic cell, an atom at the face centre is shared by :
1) 4 unit cells 2) 2 unit cells 3) 1 unit cell 4) 6 unit cells
23. In a cubic close packing of spheres in three dimensions, the co-ordination number of each sphere is :
1) 6 2) 9 3) 3 4) 12
24. Copper crystallises in fcc with a unit cell length of 361 pm. What is the radius of copper atom?
1) 108 pm 2) 127 pm 3) 157 pm 4) 181 pm
25. The cubic unit cell of Al(molar mass 27 g mol−1 )has an edge length of 405 pm. Its density is 2.7 g cm−3 .
The cubic unit cell is
1) Face centred 2) Body centred 3) Primitive 4) Edge centred
26. CaF2 possesses :
1) Face centred cubic
2) Body centred cubic
3) Simple cubic
4) Hexagonal closed packing
27. For a covalent solid, the units which occupy lattice points are :
1) Atoms 2) Ions 3) Molecules 4) Electrons
28. Which arrangement of electrons leads to anti-ferromagnetism?
1) ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ 2) ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ 3) Both (a) and (b) 4) None of these
29. Which arrangement of electrons leads ferromagnetism?
1) ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ 2) ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ 3) ↑ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ 4) None of these
30. The interparticle forces in solid hydrogen are :
1) Hydrogen bonds 2) Covalent bonds 3) Co-ordinate bonds 4) Van der Waals’ forces
31. Schottky defect defines imperfection in the lattice structure of a :
1) Solid 2) Gas 3) Liquid 4) Plasma
32. The number of atoms contained in a fcc unit cell of a monoatomic substance is
1) 1 2) 2 3) 4 4) 6
33. Bragg’s equation is :
1) 𝑛𝜆 = 2𝜃 sin θ 2) 𝑛𝜆 = 2𝑑 sin θ 3) 2𝑛𝜆 = 𝑑 sin θ 4) 𝜆 = (2𝑑/𝑛) sin θ
34. The yellow colour of ZnO and conducting nature produced in 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 of the above
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35. If Z is the number of atoms in the unit cell that represents the closest packing sequence −𝐴𝐵𝐶 𝐴𝐵𝐶 −, the
number of tetrahedral voids in the unit cell is equal to :
Z Z
1) Z 2) 2Z 3) 4)
2 4
36. Among the following types of voids, which one is the largest void?
1) Triangular 2) Cubic 3) Tetrahedral 4) Octahedral
37. An 𝐴𝐵2 type structure is found in :
1) NaCl 2) CaF2 3) Al2 O3 4) N2 O
38. In which of the following crystals alternate tetrahedral voids are occupied?
1) NaCl 2) Zns 3) CaF2 4) Na2 O
39. The ability of a given substance to assume two or more crystalline structure is called
1) Amorphism 2) Isomorphism 3) Polymorphism 4) Isomerism
40. A cubic crystal possesses in all ……elements of symmetry.
1) 9 2) 13 3) 1 4) 23
41. A solid has a bcc structure. If the distance of closest approach between the two atoms is 1.73Å . The edge
length of the cell is :
1) 200 pm 2) √3/ √2 𝑃𝑀 3) 142.2 pm 4) √2 pm
42. The axial angles in triclinic crystal system are
1) 𝛼 = β = 𝛾 = 90° 2) 𝛼 = 𝛾 = 90°, β ≠ 90° 3) 𝛼 ≠ β ≠ 𝛾 ≠ 90° 4) 𝛼 = β = 𝛾 ≠ 90°
43. When light strikes a photographic (AgBr) paper, silver atoms move in through these defects to :
1) Form –ve images
2) Form tiny clumps of silver atoms
3) Form a colour image
4) None of the above
44. How many ‘nearest’ and ‘next nearest’ neighbours respectively potassium have in bcc lattice?
1) 8, 8 2) 8, 6 3) 6, 8 4) 8, 2
45. The ratio of cations to anion in a closed pack tetrahedral is :
1) 0.414 2) 0.225 3) 0.02 4) None of these
46. Coordination number of Zn in ZnS (zinc blende) is
1) 6 2) 4 3) 8 4) 12
47. The packing efficiency of the two dimensional square unit cell shown below is

1) 39.27% 2) 68.02% 3) 74.05% 4) 78.54%

48. The edge length of a face centred cubic cell of an ionic substance is 508 pm. If the radius of the cation is
110 pm, the radius of the anions is
1) 288 pm 2) 398 pm 3) 618 pm 4) 144 pm
49. The maximum proportion of available volume that can be filled by hard spheres in diamond is
1) 0.52 2) 0.34 3) 0.32 4) 0.68
50. Iodine is a
1) Electrovalent solid 2) Atomic solid 3) Molecular solid 4) Covalent solid
51. Ionic solids with Schottky defects contain in their structure :
1) Equal number of cations and anion vacancies
2) Interstitial anions and anion vacancies
3) Cation vacancies only
4) Cation vacancies and interstitial cations
52. Which one of the following is a covalent crystal?
1) Rock salt 2) Ice 3) Quartz 4) Dry ice

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53. The lattice points of a crystal of hydrogen iodide are occupied by
1) HI molecules 2) H atoms and I atoms
3) H cations and I anions
+ −
4) H2 molecules and I2 molecules
54. Which is not the correct statement for ionic solids in which positive and negative ions are held by strong
electrostatic attractive forces?
1) The radius 𝑟 + /𝑟 − increases as coordination number increases
2) As the difference in size of ions increases, coordination number increases
3) When coordination number is eight, the 𝑟 + /𝑟 − ratio lies between 0.225 to 0.414
In ionic solid of the type 𝐴𝑋(ZnS, Wurtzite), the coordination number of Zn2+ andS 2− respectively are 4
4)
and 4
55. At room temperature, sodium crystallizes in a body centered cubic lattice with 𝑎 = 4.24 Å. the theoretical
density of sodium (At. wt. of Na = 23) is :
1) 1.002 g cm−3 2) 2.002 g cm−3 3) 3.002 g cm−3 4) None of these
56. Density of a crystal remains unchanged as a result of
1) Ionic defect 2) Schottkydefect 3) Frenkel defect 4) Crystal defect
57. Which do not form amalgam with Hg?
1) Pt 2) Fe 3) Both (a) and (b) 4) None of these
58. Molecular crystals exist in :
1) Crystalline state 2) Amorphous state 3) Non-crystalline state 4) All of these
59. If the radius of K + and F − are 133 pm and 136 pm respectively, the distance between
K + and F − in KF is
1) 269 pm 2) 134.5 pm 3) 136 pm 4) 3 pm
60. Which of the following will show anisotropy?
1) Glass 2) BaCl2 3) Wood 4) Paper
61. When electrons are trapped into the crystal in anion vacancy, the defect is known as :
1) Schottky defect 2) Frenkel defect 3) Stoichiometric defect 4) F-centres
62. Which arrangement of electron decides ferrimagnetism?
1) ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ 2) ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ 3) ↑ ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ 4) None of these
63. Ionic solids are characterised by :
1) Good conductivity in solid state
2) High vapour pressure
3) Low melting point
4) Solubility in polar solvents
64. A metallic element crystallises into lattice containing a sequence of layers of 𝐴𝐵𝐴𝐵𝐴𝐵𝐴𝐵……. Any packing
of spheres leaves out void in the lattice. The empty space in percentage by volume in this lattice is :
1) 26% 2) 32% 3) 20% 4) 30%
65. Which set of characteristics of ZnS crystal is correct?
1) Coordination number (4 : 4):ccp;Zn2+ ion in the alternate tetrahedral voids
2) Coordination number (6 : 6); hcp;Zn2+ ion in all tetrahedral voids
3) Coordination number (6 : 4); hcp;Zn2+ ion in all octahedral voids
4) Coordination number (4 : 4); ccp;Zn2+ ion in all tetrahedral voids
66. A substance 𝐴𝑋 𝐵𝑌 crystallises in a face centred cubic (fcc) lattice in which atoms ′𝐴′ occupy each corner of
the cube and atoms ′𝐵′ occupy the centres of each face of the cube. Identify the correct composition of the
substance 𝐴𝑋 𝐵𝑌 :
1) 𝐴𝐵3
2) 𝐴4 𝐵3
3) 𝐴3 𝐵
4) Composition cannot be specified
67. ZnSis :
1) Ionic crystal 2) Covalent crystal 3) Metallic crystal 4) Van der Walls’ crystal

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68. In a crystal some ions are missing from normal sites. This is an example of :
1) F-centres 2) Interstitial defect 3) Frenkel defect 4) Schottky defect
69. Which species is diamagnetic ?
1) Ca2+ 2) Hg 2 Cl2 3) Sb3+ 4) All of these
70. The statement that “All crystals of the same substance possess the same elements of symmetry” is known
as :
1) Hauy’s law of rationality of indices
2) The law of constancy of interfacial angles
3) The law of constancy of symmetry
4) None of the above
71. If a crystal lattice of a compound, each corner of a cube is enjoyed by sodium, each edge of a cube has
oxygen and centre of a cube is enjoyed by tungsten (W), then give its formula
1) Na2 WO4 2) NaWO3 3) Na3 WO3 4) Na2 WO3
72. Which one is diamagnetic?
1) ClO3 2) Cu2+ 3) F − 4) Ni2+
73. In NaClunit cell, all the ions lying along the axis as shown in the figure are removed. Then the number of
Na+ and Cl− ions remaining in the unit cell are

1) 4 and 4 2) 3 and 3 3) 1 and 1 4) 4 and 3

74. In an antifluorite structure, cations occupy
1) Octahedral voids 2) Centre of cube 3) Tetrahedral voids 4) Corners of cube
75. A metal has bcc structure and the edge length of its unit cell is 3.04 Å. The volume of the unit cell in cm3
will be
1) 1.6 × 10−21 cm3 2) 2.81 × 10−23 cm3 3) 6.02 × 10−23 cm3 4) 6.6 × 10−24 cm3
76. Number of atoms in the unit cell of Na(bcc type crystal) and Mg(fcc type crystal ) are respectively
1) 4,4 2) 4,2 3) 2,4 4) 1,1
77. An insulator oxide is :
1) CuO 2) CO O 3) Fe2 O3 4) All of these
78. Wax is an example of :
1) Ionic crystal 2) Covalent crystal 3) Molecular crystal 4) Metallic crystal
79. Ferrimagnetic is converted into paramagnetic at :
1) 300 K 2) 400 K 3) 600 K 4) 850 K
80. Afcc unit cell of aluminium contains the equivalent of how may atoms?
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4
81. For a crystal, the angle of diffraction (2. θ) is 90°and the second order line has a d value of 2.28 Å. The
wavelength (in Å)of X-rays used for Bragg’s diffraction is
1) 1.612 2) 2.00 3) 2.28 4) 4.00
82. The oxide which shows metallic conduction:
1) ReO3 2) VO 3) CrO2 4) All of these
83. Sodium metal crystallizes in a body centred cubic lattice with the cell edge 𝑎 = 4.29 Å. The radius of
sodium atom is :
1) 1.8574 Å 2) 2.8574 Å 3) 3.8574 Å 4) None of these
84. Which crystal is expected to be soft and have low melting point?
1) Covalent 2) Metallic 3) Molecular 4) Ionic
85. The number of hexagonal faces that are present in a truncated octahedron is

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 1) 2 2) 4 3) 6 4) 8
86. Amorphous solids:
1) Possess sharp melting points
2) Undergo clean cleavage when cut with knife
3) Do not undergo clean cleavage when cut with knife
4) Possess orderly arrangement over long distances
87. The first order reflection (𝑛 = 1) from a crystal of the X-ray from a copper anode tube (𝜆 = 1.54 Å)occurs
at an angle of 45°. What is the distance between the set of plane causing the diffraction?
1) 0.1089 nm 2) 0.1089 m 3) 0.905 Å 4) 1.089 × 10−9 m
88. Potassium has a bcc structure with nearest neighbour distance 4.52 Å. Its atomic weight is 39. Its density
will be :
1) 454 kg m−3 2) 804 kg m−3 3) 852 kg m−3 4) 910 kg m−3
89. The density of KCl is 1.9893 g cm−3 and the length of a side unit cell is 6.29082 Å as determined by X-rays
diffraction. The value of Avogadro’s number calculated from these data is :
1) 6.017 × 1023 2) 6.023 × 1023 3) 6.03 × 1023 4) 6.017 × 1019
90. What type of crystal defect is indicated in the diagram below?

1) Frenkel defect 2) Schottkydefect

3) Interstitial defect 4) Frenkel and Schottkydefects
91. Solid CO2 is an example of :
1) Molecular crystal 2) Covalent crystal 3) Metallic crystal 4) Ionic crystal
92. Metallic crystalline solids :
1) Have low melting point and boiling point
2) Are bad conductors
3) Are good conductors of heat and electricity
4) Only conduct heat
93. The unit cell with crystallographic dimensions 𝑎 = 𝑏 ≠ 𝑐; 𝛼 = 𝛽 = 𝛾 = 900 is :
1) Cubic 2) Tetragonal 3) Monoclinic 4) Hexagonal
94. The radius ratio ( +) of an ionic solid (𝐴+ 𝐵− ) is 0.69. What is the coordination number of 𝐵− ?
𝑟
𝑟−
1) 6 2) 8 3) 2 4) 10
95. In CsCl type structure the coordination number ofCs +and Cl− are
1) 6, 6 2) 6, 8 3) 8, 8 4) 8, 6
96. Total volume of atoms present in a face centred cubic unit cell of a metal is
(r=atomic radius )
20 24 12 16
1) 𝜋𝑟 3 2) 𝜋𝑟 3 3) 𝜋𝑟 3 4) 𝜋𝑟 3
3 3 3 3
97. The resistance of mercury becomes almost zero at :
1) 4 K 2) 10 K 3) 20 K 4) 25 K
98. An ionic compound is expected to have tetrahedral structure if 𝑟+ /𝑟− lies in the range of
1) 0.414 to 0.732 2) 0.225 to 0.414 3) 0.155 to 0.225 4) 0.732 to 1
99. The radii of Na and Cl ions are 95 pm and 181 pm respectively. The edge length of NaCl unit cell is
+ −

1) 276 pm 2) 138 pm 3) 552 pm 4) 415 pm

100. A compound of ‘A’ and ‘B’ crystallises in a cubic lattice in which ‘A’ atoms occupy the lattice points at the
corners of the cube. The ‘B’ atoms occupy the centre of each face of the cube. The probable empirical
formula of the compound is
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 1) 𝐴𝐵2 2) 𝐴3 𝐵 3) 𝐴𝐵 4) 𝐴𝐵3
101. TiO2 is well known example of :
1) Triclinic system 2) Tetragonal system 3) Monoclinic system 4) None of these
102. The example of orthosilicate is :
1) MgCaSi2 O6 2) Mg 2 SiO4 3) Fe2 O3 SiO2 4) Ba3 Al2 Si6 O8
103. How many number of atoms are there in a cube based unit cell having one atom on each corner and two
atoms on each body diagonal of cube
1) 8 2) 6 3) 4 4) 9
104. How many tetrahedral holes are occupied in diamond?
1) 25% 2) 50% 3) 75% 4) 100%
105. 𝐴solid𝑋 melts slightly above 273 K and is a poor conductor of heat and electricity. To which of the
following categories does it belong?
1) Ionic solid 2) Covalent solid 3) Metallic 4) Molecular
106. The arrangement 𝐴𝐵𝐶 𝐴𝐵𝐶……is referred to as,
1) Octahedral close packing
2) Hexagonal close packing
3) Tetrahedral close packing
4) Cubic close packing
107. Which one is called pseudo solid?
1) CaF2 2) Glass 3) NaCl 4) All of these
108. The number of molecules of NaCl in an unit cell of its crystal is :
1) 2 2) 4 3) 6 4) 8
109. The unit cell with dimensions 𝛼 = 𝛽 = 𝛾 = 90°, 𝑎 = 𝑏 ≠ 𝑐 is
1) Cubic 2) Triclinic 3) Hexagonal 4) Tetragonal
110. 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 :

1) 𝐴𝐵 2) 𝐴𝐵2 3) 𝐴2 𝐵 4) 𝐴3 𝐵4
111. Which species is paramagnetic?
1) NO 2) Fe3+ 3) Fe2+ 4) All are correct
112. In a cubic close packing of spheres in three dimensions, the co-ordination number of each sphere is :
1) 6 2) 9 3) 3 4) 12
113. The radius ratio of CsCl is 0.93. The expected lattice structure is
1) Tetrahedral 2) Square planar 3) Octahedral 4) Body centred cubic
114. Extremely pure samples of Ge and Si are non-conductors, but their conductivity increases suddenly on
introducing ….in their crystal lattice.
1) As 2) B 3) Both (a) and (b) 4) None of these
115. What is the coordination number of body centred cube?
1) 8 2) 6 3) 4 4) 12
116. The elements commonly used for making transistors are
1) C and Si 2) Ga and In 3) P and As 4) Si and Ge
117. A compound alloy of gold and Cu crystallises in a cubic lattice in which the gold atoms occupy the lattice
points at the corners of a cube and the copper atoms occupy the centres of each of the cube faces. What is
the empirical formula of this compound?
1) AuCu3 2) Au3 Cu 3) Au2 Cu3 4) AuCu
118. How many unit cells are present in a cube shaped ideal crystal of NaCl of mass 1.00g?
[Atomic masses ∶ Na = 23, Cl = 35.5]

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 1) 2.57 × 1021 2) 5.14 × 1021 3) 1.28 × 1021 4) 1.71 × 1021
119. For 𝐴𝑋 ionic crystal to exist in bcc structure, the ratio of radii 𝑟
( cation ) should be
𝑟anions
1) Between 0.41 and 0.73 2) Greater then 0.73
3) Less than 0.41 4) Equal to 1.0
120. The appearance of colour in solid alkali metal halide is generally due to:
1) Frenkel defect 2) Interstitial position 3) F-centres 4) Schottky defect
121. If the positions of Na and Cl are interchanges in NaCl, the crystal lattice with respect to Na+ and Cl− is :
+ −

1) Both fcc 2) Both bcc 3) Fcc and bcc 4) Bcc and fcc
122. The hardness of metals increases with increase in number of ……involved in metallic bonding.
1) Atoms 2) Molecules 3) Electrons 4) All of these
123. Lithium borohydride crystallizes in an orthorhombic system with 4 molecule per unit cell. The unit cell
dimensions are 𝑎 = 6.8 Å, 𝑏 = 4.4 Åand 𝑐 = 7.2 Å. If the molar mass is 21.76, then the density of crystals is
:
1) 0.6708 g cm−3 2) 1.6708 g cm−3 3) 2.6708 g cm−3 4) None of these
124. The co-ordination number of Na in Na2 O is :
1) 6 2) 4 3) 8 4) 2
125. Copper crystallises in fcc lattice with a unit cell edge of 361 pm. The radius of copper atom is
1) 181 pm 2) 108 pm 3) 128 pm 4) 157 pm
126. An element has bcc structure having unit cells 12.08 × 10 . The number of atoms in these cells is :
23

1) 12.08 × 1023 2) 24.16 × 1023 3) 48.38 × 1023 4) 12.08 × 1022

127. In a compound, atoms of element 𝑌form ccp lattice and those of element X occupy 2/3rd of tetrahedral
voids. The formula of the compound will be
1) 𝑋4 𝑌3 2) 𝑋2 𝑌3 3) 𝑋2 𝑌 4) 𝑋3 𝑌4
128. Number of atoms per unit cell of bcc is
1) 1 2) 2 3) 8 4) 4
129. A compound CuCl has face centred cubic structure. Its density is 3.4 g cm . The length of unit cell is :
−3

1) 5.783Å 2) 6.783Å 3) 7.783Å 4) 8.783Å

130. Solids are characterised by their properties :
1) Incompressibility 2) Mechanical strength 3) Crystalling nature 4) All of these
131. Which is an example of ferroelectric compound?
1) Quartz 2) PbCrO4 3) Barium titanate 4) None of these
132. NaCl structure consists of :
1) Na and Cl atoms
2) Na+ and Cl atoms
3) Na atoms and Cl− ions
4) Na+and Cl− ions
133. An alloy of copper, silver and gold is found to have copper constituting the ccp lattice. If silver atoms
occupy the edge centres and gold is present at body centre, the alloy has a formula
1) Cu Ag Au 2) Cu4 Ag 2 Au 3) Cu4 Ag 3 Au 4) Cu4 Ag 4 Au
134. Graphite is a soft solid lubricant extremely difficult to melt. The reason for this anomalous behaviour is
that graphite :
1) Is a non-crystalline substance
2) Is an allotropic form of diamond
3) Has molecules of variable molecular masses like polymers
4) Has carbon atoms arranged in large plates of rings of strongly bound carbon atoms with weak
interpolate bonds
135. The fraction of total volume occupies by the atoms present in a simple cube is :
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
1) 2) 3) 4)
3√2 4√2 4 6
136. The radius of the Na+ is 95 pm and that of Cl− ion is 181 pm. Predict the co-ordination number of Na+:

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 1) 4 2) 6 3) 8 4) Unpredictable
137. If NaCl is dopped with 10 mole % of SrCl2 the concentration of cation vacancies will be:
−4

1) 6.02 x1016 mol−1 2) 6.02 x1017 mol−1 3) 6.02 x1014 mol−1 4) 6.02 x1015 mol−1
138. In antifluorite structure, the negative ions:
1) Occupy tetrahedral voids
2) Occupy octahedral voids
3) Are arranged in ccp
4) Are arranged in hcp
139. In a simple cubic cell, each atom on a corner is shared by :
1) 2 unit cells 2) 1 unit cell 3) 8 unit cells 4) 4 unit cells
140. Graphite is a
1) Molecular solid 2) Covalent solid 3) Ionic solid 4) Metallic solid
141. An increase in the charge of the positive ions that occupy lattice positions brings in a /an ….in metallic
bonding.
1) increase
2) Decrease
3) Neither increase nor decrease
4) Either increase or decrease
142. Lithium forms body centred cube structure. The length of the side of its unit cell is 351 pm. Atomic radius
of the lithium will be :
1) 300 pm 2) 240 pm 3) 152 pm 4) 75 pm
143. The phenomenon in which polar crystals on heating produce electricity is called :
1) Pyro-electricity 2) Piezo-electricity 3) Ferro-electricity 4) Ferri-electricity
144. In a face centred cubic arrangement off 𝐴 and 𝐵 atoms whose 𝐴 atoms are at the corner of the unit cell and
𝐵 atoms at the face centres. One of the 𝐴 atom is missing from one corner in unit cell. The simplest formula
of compound is :
1) 𝐴7 𝐵3 2) 𝐴𝐵3 3) 𝐴7 𝐵24 4) 𝐴7/8 𝐵3
145. For an ionic crystal of the general formula 𝐴 𝐵 and co-ordination number 6, the radius ration will be :
+ −

1) Greater than 0.73

2) Between 0.73 and 0.41
3) Between 0.41 and 0.22
4) Less than 0.22
146. Quartz is an example of :
1) Chain silicate 2) Infinite sheet silicate 3) Framework silicate 4) Cyclic silicate
147. Which of the following statements is correct?
1) Silicon doped with boron is an 𝑛 −type semiconductor
2) Silicon doped with arsenic is a 𝑝 −type semiconductor
3) Metals are good conductors of electricity
4) Electrical conductivity of semiconductors decreases with increasing temperature
148. Schottky defect is noticed in :
1) NaCl 2) KCl 3) CsCl 4) All of these
149. The coordination number of Na inNaCl is
+

1) 6 2) 8 3) 4 4) 1
150. All the substances becomes diamagnetic at :
1) 4 K 2) 10 K 3) 20 K 4) 25 K
151. High thermal conductivity of metals is due to transfer of heat through :
1) Molecule collisions 2) Electronic collisions 3) Atomic collisions 4) All of these
152. Which is ferromagnetic?
1) Ni 2) Co 3) CrO3 4) All of these
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 temperature and still at higher temperature turbidity completely disappears. The behavior is a
characteristic of substance forming :
1) Allotropic crystal 2) Liquid crystals 3) Isomeric crystals 4) Isomorphous crystals
154. Which of the following statements is not correct?
1) The units of surface tension are dynes Cm−1
2) The units of viscosity coefficient of a liquid are ‘poise ‘
3) CsCl crystallizes in body centred cubic type of lattice
4) The coordination number of S 2− in ZnS is 6
155. Electrons in a paramagnetic compound are
1) Shared 2) Unpaired 3) Donated 4) Paired
156. An ion leaves its regular site occupy a position in the space between the lattice sites is called
1) Frenkel defect 2) Schottky defect 3) Impurity defect 4) Vacancy defect
157. A solid compound contains𝑋, Y and Z atoms in a cubic lattice with X atom occupying the corners. Y atoms
in the body centred positions and Z atoms at the centres of faces of the unit cell. What is the empirical
formula of the compound?
1) 𝑋𝑌2 𝑍3 2) 𝑋𝑌𝑍3 3) 𝑋2 𝑌2 𝑍3 4) 𝑋8 𝑌𝑍6
158. The statement that, “It is possible to choose along the three co-ordinate axes unit distance 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐 not
necessarily of the same length, such that the ratio of there intercepts of any plane in the crystal is given by
in𝑚𝑎 ∶ 𝑛𝑏 ∶ 𝑝𝑐 where 𝑚, 𝑛, 𝑝 are either integral whole numbers including infinity or fraction of whole
number” is known as :
1) Hauy’s law of rationality of indices
2) The law of constancy of interfacial angles
3) The law of constancy of symmetry
4) None of the above
159. Maximum ferromagnetism is found in :
1) Fe 2) Ni 3) Co 4) None of these
160. Which element is used for making a transistor?
1) Sn 2) Sb 3) Si 4) Mg
161. The crystal are bounded by plane faces (𝑓), straight edges (𝑒) and interfacial angel (𝑐). The relationship
between these is :
1) 𝑓 + 𝑐 = 𝑒 + 2 2) 𝑓 + 𝑒 = 𝑐 + 2 3) 𝑐 + 𝑒 = 𝑓 + 2 4) None of these
162. The number of atoms (𝑛) contained within a body centred cubic cell is:
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4
163. Crystals can be classified into ……. Basic crystal habits.
1) 7 2) 4 3) 14 4) 3
164. LiF is a/an :
1) Ionic crystal 2) Metallic crystal 3) Covalent crystal 4) Molecular crystals
165. Percentage of free space in cubic close packed structure and in body centred packed structure are
respectively
1) 30% and 26% 2) 26% and 32% 3) 32% and 48% 4) 48% and 26%
166. Which is covalent solid?
1) Fe2 O3 2) Diamond 3) Graphite 4) All of these
167. In a face centred cubic lattice the number of nearest neighbours for a given lattice point are :
1) 6 2) 8 3) 12 4) 14
168. A metal crystallizes with a face-centered cubic lattice. The edge of the unit cell is 408 pm. The diameter of
the metal atom is :
1) 144 pm 2) 204 pm 3) 288 pm 4) 408 pm
169. A solid metal has ccp or fcc structure. The relation of side of cube (𝑎)and radius of atom (𝑟) will be
4 3
1) 𝑎 = 2𝑟 2) 𝑎 = 2√2𝑟 3) 𝑎 = 𝑟 4) 𝑎 = √ 𝑟
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170. Which crystal has the largest lattice energy?
1) KCl 2) MgO 3) LiBr 4) NaF
171. Crystalline solids have :
1) Short range order
2) Long range order
3) Anisotropic distribution
4) No order
172. An element (atomic mass = 100 g/mol) having bcc structure has unit cell edge 400 pm. Then density of
the element is :
1) 10.376 g/cm3 2) 5.188 g/cm3 3) 7.289 g/cm3 4) 2.144 g/cm3
173. How many octahedral and tetrahedral holes are present per unit cell in a face centred cubic arrangement
of atoms?
1) 8, 4 2) 1, 2 3) 4, 8 4) 2, 1
174. The substance which possesses zero resistance as 0 K :
1) Conductor 2) Super conductor 3) Insulator 4) Semiconductor
175. A solid is made of two elements 𝑋and𝑍. The atoms Z are in ccp arrangement while the atom 𝑋 occupy all
the tetrahedral sites. What is the formula of the compound?
1) 𝑋𝑍 2) 𝑋𝑍2 3) 𝑋2 𝑍 4) 𝑋2 𝑍3
176. Na2 SeO4 and Na2 SO4 show :
1) Isomorphism 2) Polymorphism 3) Allotropism 4) Ferromagnetism
177. Which compound has highest lattice energy?
1) LiBr 2) LiCl 3) LiI 4) LiF
178. The oxide that possesses electrical conductivity :
1) V2 O5 2) CrO2 3) NiO 4) MnO
179. If ‘a’ stands for the edge length of the cubic systems : simple cubic, body-centred cubic and face-centered,
then the ratio of radii of the spheres in these systems will be respectively,
1 1 1 1 1 √3 1
1) 𝑎: √3 𝑎: 𝑎 2) 𝑎: √3 𝑎: √2 𝑎 3) 𝑎 ∶ √3𝑎 ∶ √2𝑎 4) 𝑎: 𝑎: 𝑎
2 √2 2 2 2 2 2 4 2√2
180. A fcc element (atomic mass = 60) has a cell edge of 400 pm. Its density is :
1) 6.23 g cm−3 2) 6.43 g cm−3 3) 6.53 g cm−3 4) 6.63 g cm−3
181. 8:8 co-ordination of CsCl is found to change into 6:6 co-ordination on :
1) Applying pressure
2) Increasing temperature
3) Both (a) and (b)
4) None of these
182. The oxide which shows transition from metal to insulation, i.e., semiconductors are :
1) V2 O3 2) VO2 3) Ti2 O3 4) All of these
183. The cation-anion bond have the largest amount of covalent character for:
1) NaBr 2) SrS 3) CdS 4) BaO
184. Which pairs shows isomorphism
1) KNO3 , NaNO3 2) Cr2 O3 , FeO 3) Both (a) and (b) 4) None of these
185. The crystalline structure of NaCl is
1) Hexagonal close packing 2) Face centred cubic
3) Square planar 4) Body centred cubic
186. A match box exhibits :
1) Cubic geometry
2) Monoclinic geometry
3) Orthorhombic geometry
4) Tetragonal geometry
187. Frenkel defect is noticed in :

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 1) AgBr 2) ZnS 3) Agl 4) All of these
188. The limiting radius ratio for tetrahedral shape is
1) 0 to 0.155 2) 0.255 to 0.414 3) 0.155 to 0.225 4) 0.414 to 0.732
189. Which of the following has highest value of energy gap?
1) Aluminum 2) Silver 3) Germanium 4) Diamond
190. The number of atoms (𝑛) contained within a fcc cell is:
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4
191. A solid with high electrical and thermal conductivity from the following is :
1) Si 2) Li 3) NaCl 4) ice
192. Sodium metal crystallises at room temperature in a body centred cubic lattice with a cell edge 𝑎 = 4.29 Å.
The radius of sodium atom is
1) 1.40 2) 2.65 3) 1.85 4) 2.15
193. Which of the following statement is true?
1) Some complex metal oxides behave as 2) Zinc oxide can act as superconductor
superconductor
3) An impurity of tetravalent germanium in trivalent 4) A Frenkel defect is formed when an ion is
gallium creates electron deficiency displaced from its lattice site to an interstitial site
194. The number of atoms present in a simple cubic unit cell are :
1) 4 2) 3 3) 2 4) 1
195. The co-ordination number of Ca ion in fluorite crystal is :
2+

1) 2 2) 8 3) 6 4) 4
196. A solid having no definite shape is called :
1) Amorphous solid 2) Crystalline solid 3) Anisotropic 4) None of these
197. A cubic crystal possesses :
1) 9 plane of symmetry 2) 13 axis of symmetry 3) 1 centre of symmetry 4) All of these
198. Possible number of different type of crystal lattice present in all types of crystals, is
1) 23 2) 7 3) 230 4) 14
199. Metals have conductivity of the order of (ohm cm ) :
−1 −1

1) 1012 2) 108 3) 102 4) 10−6

200. What is the number of tetrahedral voids per atom in a crystal?
1) 1 2) 2 3) 6 4) 8
201. The melting point of RbBr is 682C, while that of NaF is 988C. The principle reason that melting point of
NaF is much higher than that of RbBr is that :
1) The two crystals are not isomorphous
2) The molar mass of NaF is smaller than that of RbBr
3) The internuclear distance 𝑟c + 𝑟a is greater for RbBr than for NaF
4) The bond is RbBr has more covalent character than the bond in NaF.
202. The statement that, “The crystals of same substance can have different shapes depending upon the
number and size of faces but the angle between the corresponding faces remains constant” is known as :
1) Hauy’s law of rationality of indices
2) The law of constancy of interfacial angles
3) The law of constancy of symmetry
4) None of the above
203. The number of atoms (𝑛) contained within a cubic cell is :
1) 1 2) 2 3) 3 4) 4
204. Most crystals show good cleavage because their atoms, ions and molecules are:
1) Weakly bonded together
2) Strongly bonded together
3) Spherically symmetrical
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205. A solid 𝐴𝐵 has NaCl type structure with edge length 580.4 pm. The radius of 𝐴+ is 100 pm. What is the
radius of 𝐵− ?
1) 190.2 2) 540.13 3) 525 4) 78.12
206. For a solid with the following structure, the co-ordination number of the point 𝐵 is :

1) 3 2) 4 3) 5 4) 6
207. For which crystal anion-anion contact is valid?
1) NaF 2) NaI 3) CsBr 4) KCl
208. The number of octahedral void(s) per atom present in a cubic close-packed structure is :
1) 2 2) 4 3) 1 4) 3
209. A solid having definite geometrical shape with flat faces and sharp edges is :
1) Amorphous solid 2) Crystalline solid 3) Isotropic solid 4) None of these
210. The orthorhombic, the value of 𝑎, 𝑏and 𝑐are respectively 4.2 Å, 6.8𝐴 Å and 8.3 Å. Given the molecular
mass of the solute is 155 g mol−1 and that of density is 3.3g/cc, the number of formula units per unit cell is
1) 2 2) 3 3) 4 4) 6
211. The structure of MgO is similar to NaCl. The co-ordination number of Mgis :
1) 2 2) 6 3) 4 4) 8
212. In a crystal, the atoms are located at the position of ……….potential energy.
1) Zero 2) Infinite 3) Minimum 4) Maximum
213. The coordination number of Al in the crystalline state of AlCl3 is
1) 2 2) 4 3) 6 4) 8
214. Edge length of a cube is 400 pm. Its body diagonal would be :
1) 600 pm 2) 566 pm 3) 693 pm 4) 500 pm
215. Schottky defects occurs mainly in electrovalent compounds where
1) Positive ions and negative ions are of different size
2) Positive ions and negative ions are of same size
3) Positive ions are small and negative ions are big
4) Positive ions are big and negative ions are small
216. The elements of symmetry in a crystal are :
1) Plane of symmetry 2) Axis of symmetry 3) Centre of symmetry 4) All of these
217. Which is the wrong statement regarding a crystal containing Schottky defect?
1) Electrical neutrality of the crystal is maintained
2) Entropy of the crystal increases
3) The density of the overall crystal remains the same
4) The density of the overall crystal reduces
218. The 8 : 8 type of packing is present in
1) MgF2 2) CsCl 3) KCl 4) NaCl
219. CsBrcrystallises in a body centred cubic lattice. The unit cell length is 436.6 pm. Given that the atomic
mass of Cs = 133 and that of Br = 80 amu and Avogadro number being 6.02 × 1023 mol−1 , the density of
CsBr is :
1) 8.25 g/cm3 2) 4.25 g/cm3 3) 42.5 g/cm3 4) 0.425 g/cm3
220. Which substance shows antiferromagnetism?
1) ZrO2 2) CdO 3) CrO2 4) Mn2 O3
221. The ratio of cations to anion in a octahedral close packing is :

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 1) 0.414 2) 0.225 3) 0.02 4) None of these
222. Lithium metal crystallises in a body centred cubic crystal. If the length of the side of theunit cell of lithium
is 351 pm, the atomic radius of the lithium will be :
1) 300.5 pm 2) 240.8 pm 3) 151.8 pm 4) 75.5 pm
223. Which one of the following defects in the crystals lowers its density?
1) Frenkel defect 2) Schottkydefect 3) F-centres 4) Interstitial defect
224. KCl crystallisesin the same type of lattice as dose NaCl. Given that 𝑟Na+ /𝑟Cl− = 0.55 and 𝑟K+ /𝑟Cl− = 0.74.
Calculate the ratio of the side of the unit cell for KCl to that of NaCl.
1) 1.123 2) 0.0891 3) 1.414 4) 0.414
225. A crystal of Fe3 O4 is :
1) Paramagnetic 2) Diamagnetic 3) Ferromagnetic 4) Ferromagnetic
226. The mass of a unit cell of CsCl corresponds to :
1) 8Cs + and Cl− 2) 1Cs + and 6Cl− 3) 1Cs + and 1Cl− 4) 4Cs + and Cl−
227. The radius of Ag + ion is 126 pm while that of I − ion is 216 pm. The co-ordination number of Ag in AgI is :
1) 2 2) 4 3) 6 4) 8
228. A metallic element has a cubic lattice. Each edge of the unit of cell is 2Å. The density of the metal is 2.5 g
cm−3 . The unit cells in 200 g of metal are
1) 1 × 1024 2) 1 × 1020 3) 1 × 1022 4) 1 × 1025
229. If we mix a pentavalent impurity in a crystal lattice of germanium, what type of semiconductor formation
will occur?
1) 𝑝 −type 2) 𝑛 −type 3) Both (a) and (b) 4) None of the two
230. The crystal system of a compound with unit cell dimensions 𝑎 = 0.387, 𝑏 = 0.387, and 𝑐 = 0.504 nm and
𝛼 = 𝛽 = 90and 𝛾 = 120 is ∶
1) Cubic 2) Hexagonal 3) Orthorhombic 4) Rhombohedral
231. A compound is formed by elements𝐴 and 𝐵. This crystallises in the cubic structure where the A atoms are
at the corners of the cube and B atoms are at the body centres. The simplest formula of the compound is
1) 𝐴𝐵 2) 𝐴6 𝐵 3) 𝐴8 𝐵4 4) 𝐴𝐵6
232. Close packing is maximum in the crystal lattice of :
1) Simple cubic 2) Face centred 3) Body centred 4) None of these
233. The intermetallic compound LiAg has a cubic crystalline structure in which each Liatom has 8 nearest
neighbor silver atoms and 𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒 − 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑎. What is the type of unit cell?
1) Body centred cubic
2) Face centred cubic
3) Simple cubic for either Li atoms alone or Ag atoms alone
4) None of the above
234. Of the elements Sr, Zr, Mo, Cd and Sb, all of which are in V period, the paramagnetics are:
1) Se, Cd and Sb 2) Zr, Mo and Cd 3) Sr, Zr and Cd 4) Zr, Mo and Sb
235. A binary solid (𝐴 𝐵 ) has a rock salt structure. If the edge length is 400 pm and radius of cation is 75 pm
+ −

the radius of anion is :

1) 100 pm 2) 125 pm 3) 250 pm 4) 325 pm
236. The unit cell cube length for LiCl (just like NaClstructure) is 5.14 Å , Assuming anion-anion contact, the
ionic radius for chloride ion is:
1) 1.815 Å 2) 2.8 Å 3) 3.8 Å 4) 4.815 Å
237. Which of the following statements are true?
1) Piezo-electricity is due to net dipole moment
2) Ferro-electricity is due to alignment of dipoles in same direction
3) Pyro-electricity is due to heating polar crystals
4) All of the above
238. Which one is correct about ferrites?
1) These possess formula 𝐴𝐵2 O4 (where 𝐴 is divalent and 𝐵 is trivalent cation)

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 2) These possess spinel structure
3) MgAl2 O4 is a ferrite
4) All of the above
239. In the face centred cubic lattice, atom A occupies the corner positions and atom B occupies the face centre
positions. If one atom of B is missing from one of the face centred points, the formula of the compound is
1) 𝐴2 𝐵 2) 𝐴𝐵2 3) 𝐴2 𝐵2 4) 𝐴2 𝐵5
240. The flame colours of metal ions are due to
1) Frenkel defect 2) Schottkydefect
3) Metal deficiency defect 4) Metal excess defect
241. Iodine crystals are :
1) Metallic solid 2) Ionic solid 3) Molecular solid 4) Covalent solid
242. The structure of CsCl crystal is :
1) Body centred cubic lattice
2) Face centred cubic lattice
3) Octahedral lattice
4) None of the abve
243. In a cubic structure of diamond which is made from 𝑋and Y, where X atoms are at the corners of the cube
and Y at the face centres of the cube. The molecular formula of the compound is
1) 𝑋2 𝑌 2) 𝑋3 𝑌 3) 𝑋𝑌2 4) 𝑋𝑌3
244. With which one of the following element silicon should be doped so as to give 𝑝-type semiconductor?
1) As 2) Se 3) B 4) Ge
245. The phenomenon in which crystals on subjecting to a pressure or mechanical stress produce electricity is
called :
1) Pyro-electricity 2) Piezo-electric effect 3) Ferro-electricity 4) Ferri-electricity
246. In a solid lattice, the cation has left a lattice site and is located at an interstitial position, the lattice defect is
1) Frenkel defect 2) Schottky defect 3) F-centre defect 4) Valency defect
247. Percentage of free space in a body-centred cubic unit cell is :
1) 32% 2) 34% 3) 28% 4) 30%
248. The unit cell with the structure below refers to……crystal system.

1) Cubic 2) Orthorhombic 3) Tetragonal 4) Trigonal

249. The metal surfaces are excellent reflectors because of absorption and re-emission of light by :
1) Protons in atom 2) Electrons in atom 3) Neutrons in atom 4) None of these
250. Doping of silicon (Si) with boron (B) leads to
1) 𝑛 −type semiconductor 2) 𝑝 −type semiconductor
3) Metal 4) Insulator
251. In crystal structure of rock salt (NaCl), the arrangement of Cl ion is :
1) Fcc 2) Bcc 3) Both (a) and (b) 4) None of these
252. The three states of matter are solid, liquid and gas, which of the following statements are correct about
them?
1) Gases and liquids have viscosity as a common property
2) The molecules in all the three states possess random translational motion
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 3) Gases cannot be converted into solids without passing through the liquid phase
4) Solids and liquids have vapour pressure as a common property
253. Structure of a mixed oxide is cubic close-packed (c.c.p). The cubic unit cell of mixed oxide is composed of
oxide ions. One fourth of the tetrahedral voids are occupied by divalent metal 𝐴 and the octahedral voids
are occupied by a monovalent metal 𝐵. The formula of the oxide is :
1) 𝐴𝐵 𝑂2 2) 𝐴2 𝐵𝑂2 3) 𝐴2 𝐵3 𝑂4 4) 𝐴𝐵2 𝑂2
254. The ionic radii of Rb and I are1.46 Å and 2.16 Å. The most probable type of structure exhibited by it is
+ −

1) CsCl type 2) ZnS type 3) NaCl type 4) CaF2 type

255. Which of the following statements is not correct?
1) Molecular solids are generally volatile
2) The number of carbon atoms in an unit cell of diamond is 4
3) The number of Bravais lattices in which a crystal can be categorized is 14
4) The fraction of the total volume occupied by the atoms in a primitive cell is 0.48.
256. Which kind of defect is shown by the given crystal?
K + Cl− K + Cl− K + Cl−
Cl− □Cl− K + □K +
K + Cl− □ Cl− K + Cl−
Cl− K + Cl− K + □ K +
1) Schottky defect 2) Frenkel defect
3) Schottky and Frenkel defects 4) Substitution disorder
257. The pyknometric density of sodium chloride crystal is 2.165 × 103 kg m−3 while is X-ray density is
2.178 × 103 kg m−3. The fraction of the unoccupied sites in sodium chloride crystal is :
1) 5.96 2) 5.96 × 10−2 3) 5.96 × 10−1 4) 5.96 × 10−3
258. 𝐴𝐵 crystallises in a bcc lattice with edge length ′𝑎′ equal to 387 pm. The distance between two oppositely
charged ions in the lattice is :
1) 335 pm 2) 250 pm 3) 200 pm 4) 300 pm
259. A solid has structure in which ‘W’ atoms are located at the corners of a cubic lattice ‘O’ atoms at the centre
of edge and Na atoms at the centre of cube. The formula for the compound is
1) Na2 WO3 2) Na2 WO2 3) NaWO2 4) NaWO3

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 CV EDUCATION SOLUTIONS
NEET/JEE
Date :10/03/2019
Time : 04:19:00 CHEMISTRY
Marks : 1036
1.THE SOLID STATE

: ANSWER KEY :
1) 2 2) 3 3) 4 4) 4 133) 3 134) 4 135) 4 136) 2
5) 2 6) 1 7) 3 8) 4 137) 2 138) 3 139) 3 140) 2
9) 2 10) 3 11) 2 12) 4 141) 1 142) 3 143) 1 144) 3
13) 2 14) 3 15) 3 16) 3 145) 2 146) 3 147) 3 148) 4
17) 2 18) 4 19) 2 20) 2 149) 1 150) 1 151) 2 152) 4
21) 2 22) 2 23) 4 24) 2 153) 2 154) 4 155) 2 156) 1
25) 1 26) 1 27) 1 28) 2 157) 2 158) 1 159) 1 160) 3
29) 1 30) 4 31) 1 32) 3 161) 1 162) 2 163) 1 164) 1
33) 2 34) 4 35) 2 36) 4 165) 2 166) 4 167) 3 168) 3
37) 2 38) 2 39) 3 40) 4 169) 2 170) 2 171) 3 172) 2
41) 1 42) 3 43) 2 44) 2 173) 3 174) 2 175) 3 176) 1
45) 2 46) 2 47) 4 48) 4 177) 4 178) 2 179) 4 180) 1
49) 2 50) 3 51) 1 52) 3 181) 2 182) 4 183) 3 184) 3
53) 1 54) 3 55) 1 56) 3 185) 2 186) 3 187) 4 188) 2
57) 3 58) 4 59) 1 60) 2 189) 4 190) 4 191) 2 192) 3
61) 4 62) 3 63) 4 64) 2 193) 4 194) 4 195) 2 196) 1
65) 1 66) 1 67) 1 68) 4 197) 4 198) 4 199) 2 200) 2
69) 4 70) 3 71) 2 72) 3 201) 3 202) 2 203) 1 204) 4
73) 1 74) 3 75) 2 76) 3 205) 1 206) 4 207) 1 208) 3
77) 4 78) 3 79) 4 80) 4 209) 2 210) 3 211) 2 212) 3
81) 1 82) 4 83) 1 84) 3 213) 3 214) 3 215) 2 216) 4
85) 4 86) 3 87) 3 88) 4 217) 3 218) 2 219) 2 220) 4
89) 1 90) 2 91) 1 92) 3 221) 1 222) 3 223) 2 224) 1
93) 2 94) 1 95) 3 96) 4 225) 4 226) 3 227) 3 228) 4
97) 1 98) 2 99) 3 100) 4 229) 2 230) 2 231) 1 232) 2
101) 2 102) 2 103) 4 104) 2 233) 1 234) 4 235) 2 236) 1
105) 4 106) 4 107) 2 108) 2 237) 4 238) 4 239) 4 240) 4
109) 4 110) 1 111) 4 112) 4 241) 3 242) 1 243) 4 244) 3
113) 4 114) 3 115) 1 116) 4 245) 2 246) 1 247) 1 248) 2
117) 1 118) 1 119) 2 120) 3 249) 2 250) 2 251) 1 252) 1
121) 3 122) 3 123) 1 124) 2 253) 4 254) 3 255) 2 256) 1
125) 3 126) 2 127) 1 128) 2 257) 4 258) 1 259) 4
129) 1 130) 4 131) 3 132) 4

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 CV EDUCATION SOLUTIONS
NEET/JEE
Date :10/03/2019
Time : 04:19:00 CHEMISTRY
Marks : 1036
1.THE SOLID STATE

: HINTS AND SOLUTIONS :

1 (2) Thus, ratio of 𝐵− and 𝐴+ is 2 : 1 or formula is 𝐴𝐵2 .
A crystal possesses only one centre of symmetry. 12 (4)
2 (3) In NaCl, the length of the edge of the unit cell is
SiO2is covalent crystal like diamond and graphite. = 2 × distance between Na+ and Cl− ions hence,
3 (4) 𝑎 = 2𝑋pm.
Each sphere has one octahedral hole and two 14 (3)
tetrahedral holes. Volume of one mole of silver atoms =
4 (4) 108
cm3 /mol
10.5
In triclinic lattice, the eight lattice points are 108 1
Volume of one silver atom = 10.5 × 6.022 ×1023 cm3
located, one each at the corners of triclinic lattice.
4 108 1
Also 𝑎 ≠ 𝑏 ≠ 𝑐 and 𝛼 ≠ β ≠ 𝛾. There is no planes So, 𝜋𝑟 3 = × = 1.708 × 10−23
3 10.5 6.022 ×1023
and no axes. Thus, triclinic lattice has no rotation 𝑟 3 = 0.407 × 10 cm = 0.407 × 10−29 m3
−23 3
of symmetry. Area of each silver atom,
5 (2) 𝜋𝑟 2 = 𝜋(0.407 × 10−29 m3 )2/3
NaClhas fcc arrangement of ions. The So, number of silver atoms in given area
coordination number of Cl− as well as Na+ ion is 10−12 108
six. Therefore, it is termed 6 : 6 coordination = =
(0.407 × 10−29 m3 )2/3 𝜋 × 2
crystal. = 1.6 × 107 = 𝑦 × 10𝑥
6 (1) So, 𝑥 = 7
In bcc structure 68% of the available volume is 15 (3)
occupied by spheres. Thus, vacant space is 32%. Metallic crystals are good conductor of heat and
7 (3) current due to free electrons on them.
In vacuum, there is no friction. 16 (3)
8 (4) Crystal system Axial Axial angle
Arrangement of sulphide ions (S 2− ) in zinc blende distances
Tetragonal 𝑎=𝑏 𝛼=β=𝛾
(ZnS) is fcc while Zn2+ ions occupy alternate ≠𝑐 = 90°
tetrahedral voids. Hexagonal 𝑎=𝑏 𝛼≠β
9 (2) ≠𝑐 = 90°, 𝛾
= 120°
In NaCl crystal, Cl− ions adopt cubic close packed Rhombohedral 𝑎=𝑏 𝛼=β=𝛾
arrangement and Na+ ions occupy all the =𝑐 ≠ 90°
octahedral sites. Therefore, Na and Cl have 1 : 1 Monoclinic 𝑎≠𝑏 𝛼=𝛾
≠𝑐 = 90, β
stoichiometry. In other words, each Na+ ion is ≠ 90°
surrounded by six Cl− ions which are disposed 17 (2)
towards the corners of a regular octahedron. Given,
Similarly, each Cl− ion is surrounded by six Na+ Molar mass, 𝑀 =50g/mol
ions. 𝑁𝐴 = 6.02 × 1023
10 (3) 𝑍 = 2 (for bcc crystal)
1 1
−
No. of 𝐵 ions in unit cell = 8 × 8 + 6 × 2 = 4 Edge length 𝑎 = 300 pm
Now 𝐴+ ions occupies 25% of tetrahedral holes = = 3 × 10−8 cm
8 × 25 𝑍×𝑀
=2 𝑑=
100 𝑁𝐴 × 𝑎3
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 2 × 50 27 (1)
=
1023
6.02 × × (3 × 10−8 )3 In covalent molecules atoms occupy the lattice
= 6.15 points.
≈ 6.2 28 (2)
18 (4) Antiferromagnetic possess complementary
Schottky defect arises when equal number of a dipoles alignment giving net dipole moment equal
cations and anions are missing from their sites. to zero
This defect is generally found in ionic compounds 29 (1)
like NaCl, KCl, CsCl, etc. Ferromagnetism is due to spontaneous alignment
19 (2) of the magnetic dipoles in same direction.
𝑟+ 30 (4)
The 𝑟− for NaCl = 0.414 to 0.732 (due to fcc
Solid hydrogen involves van der Waals’ forces.
structure)
31 (1)
∴ 𝑟 − = 241.54 to 136.6 pm
Inperfections are notice in solids.
20 (2)
32 (3)
𝑀𝑝 𝑋𝑞 has ccp structure, therefore,
In fcc → contribution of each atom present at the
1 1 1
𝑋 =8 × +6 × =4 corner = 8
8 2
1 Contribution of each atom at the face centre= 2
1
𝑀 =4 × +1=2
4
So, unit cell formula of the compound is 𝑀2 𝑋4 and Hence, the total number of atoms in fcc
1 1
the empirical formula of the compound is 𝑀𝑋2 . = (8 × ) + (6 × ) = 1 + 3 = 4
8 2
21 (2)
33 (2)
Every constituent has two tetrahedral voids .
1 1
Bragg’s equation is 𝑛𝜆 = 2𝑑 sin θ
In ccp lattice atoms = 8 × 8 + 6 × 2 = 4 34 (4)
∴ tetrahedral void = 4 × 2 = 8; These are characteristics of metal excess defects
Thus, ratio = 4 ∶ 8 ∷ 1 ∶ 2 due to interstitial cation.
22 (2) 35 (2)
The fcc unit cell has 8 atoms at the eight corners In ccp or fcc and hcp, number of tetrahedral voids
and one atom at each of six faces. The atom at the is double the number of atoms forming the main
face is shared by two unit cells. lattice.
23 (4) 36 (4)
In simple cubic close packing of sphere, co- The vacant spaces between the spheres in closed
ordination number is 12. packed structures is called void. The voids are of
24 (2) two types, tetrahedral voids and octahedral voids.
In fcc unit cell Also, radius of tetrahedral voids and octahedral
√2 𝑎 voids are 𝑟void = 0.225 × 𝑟sphere and 𝑟void =
√2𝑎 = 4𝑟 ⇒ 𝑟 =
4 0.414 × 𝑟sphere respectively. Thus, octahedral
√2 × 361 void is larger than tetragonal void.
= = 127 pm
4 37 (2)
25 (1) N2 Ois gas; CaF2 is 𝐴𝐵2 type crystalline solid.
𝑍×𝑀
Density (ρ) = 𝑎3 ×𝑁 38 (2)
0
𝑍 × 27 In ZnS structure, sulphide ions occupy all (fcc)
2.7 = lattice points while Zn2+ ions are present in
(405 × 10−10 )3 × 6.023 × 1023
2.7 × (405)3 × 10−30 × 6.023 × 1023 alternate tetrahedral sites.
𝑍= =4 Therefore, there is one Zn2+ ion for every S 2− ion.
27
For face centred cubic unit cell, number of atoms 39 (3)
are 4. The phenomenon by which a certain crystalline
26 (1) compound exists in two or more different
CaF2 has fcc structure with 8 : 4 co-ordination and crystalline forms, is called polymorphism e.g.,
has 4 units of CaF2 per unit cell. CaCO3occurs in two polymorphic forms,
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 𝑖. 𝑒.,calcite (rhombohedral) and aragonite compounds with high co-ordination number and
(orthorhombic). having almost similar size of cations and anions.
40 (4) 52 (3)
These are characteristic elements of symmetry of Quartz (SiO2 ) is a covalent crystal.
a cubic crystal. 54 (3)
41 (1) When coordination number is eight, the radius
√3 𝑟+
𝑟atom = 𝑎; Also closest approach in bcc ratio 𝑟− lies between 0.732 to 1.000.
4
1 √3
Lattice is of body diagonal, 𝑖. 𝑒. , 𝑎 = 1.73 Å 55 (1)
2 4 A body centred cubic unit cell contains 8 atoms at
1.73 × 2
or 𝑎= ̊
= 1.996 A = 199.6 pm
√3 the 8 corners and one in the centre.
42 (3) ∴ Total number of atoms per unit cell
The axial angles in triclinic crystal system are 1
=8 × +1=2
different and none is perpendicular to any of the 8
𝑛 × at. wt.
others 𝑖. 𝑒. , 𝛼 ≠ β ≠ 𝛾 ≠ 90°. ∵ Density =
43 (2) av. no.× a3
2 × 23
The ions leave its correct lattice site and occupies =
6.023 × 10 × (4.24 × 10−8 )3
23
an interstitial site.
44 (2)
= 1.002 g cm−3
It is a fact for crystal structure (bcc) potassium.
56 (3)
45 (2)
Due to Frenkel defect, density of a crystal
𝑟+
𝑟 − for tetrahedral void = 0.225 − 0.414; remains unchanged.
𝑟 +
for triangular = 0.155 −0.225 57 (3)
𝑟−
Both Pt and Fe does not form amalgam with Hg.
46 (2)
58 (4)
In ZnS each sulphide ion is tetrahedrally
A molecular crystal may have crystalline state
surrounded by four zinc ions and each zinc ion is
(I2 ), amorphous state (S8 ), i.e., a non-crystalline
surrounded by four sulphide ions. Thus, zinc
state.
sulphide possesses 4 : 4 coordination.
59 (1)
47 (4)
2
Distance between K + and F − in KF
𝑎 = (√2𝑟)Packing fraction = 𝑟K+ + 𝑟F− = 133 + 136 = 269 pm
2 × 𝜋𝑟 2 2𝜋𝑟 2 60 (2)
= 2 = 8𝑟 2
2
( √2𝑟) Crystalline solids are anisotropic since, they
𝜋 3.14 exhibit different properties in all directions.
= = = 0.78 54
4 4 61 (4)
= 78.54% Trapping of electrons in anion vacancies develop
48 (4) F-centres.
For fcc arrangement 62 (3)
2(𝑟 + + 𝑟 − ) = edge length Ferrimagnetism involves magnetic dipoles
−)
2(110 + 𝑟 = 508 oriented in parallel and antiparallel direction in
−
So, 𝑟 = 114 pm unequal number to give some net dipole moment.
49 (2) 63 (4)
In diamond, Ionic compounds are soluble in polar solvents due
the maximum proportion of available volume that to dipole ion attraction.
𝜋√3
can be filled by hard spheres = 16 = 0.34 64 (2)
𝐴𝐵𝐴𝐵𝐴𝐵…..packing has empty space of 28% in sc,
51 (1)
32% in bcc, 26% in hcp and ccp.
Schottky defects are arised when one positive ion
65 (1)
and one negative ion are missing from their
ZnS has zinc blende type structure (𝑖. 𝑒.,ccp
respective positions leaving behind a pair of
structure). The S 2− ions are present at the corners
holes. These are more common in ionic

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 of the cube and at the centre of each face. Zinc remaining unit cell contains 4 Na+ and 4 Cl− ions.
ions occupy half of the tetrahedral sites. Each zinc 74 (3)
ion is surrounded by four sulphide ions which are In antifluorite structure, the anions are oxide ions.
disposed towards the corner of regular The oxide ions form a face centred cubic array
tetrahedron. Similarly, S 2−ion is surrounded by and the metal ion (cation) fill half of the
2+ tetrahedral voids. 𝑒. 𝑔., -Na2 O.
four Zn ions.
66 (1) 75 (2)
Effective number of corner atom (𝐴) Edge length 𝛼 = 3.04 Å
1
=8 × 8=1=𝑋 = 3.04 × 10−8 cm
Effective number of face centred atom (𝐵) Volume of bcc (cubic) cell = 𝑎3
1 = (3.04 × 10−8 )3
= × 6=3=𝑌 = 2.81 × 10−23 cm3
2
Thus, composition of substance = 𝐴𝐵3 . 76 (3)
67 (1) Number of atoms in unit cell of Na are 2 (bcc).
ZnShas fcc structure and is an ionic crystal having Number of atoms in unit cell of Mg (fcc) are 4.
4 : 4 co-ordination number. 77 (4)
68 (4) All are insulator
Schottky defects are arised when one positive ion 78 (3)
and one negative ion are missing from their Molecular solids are the substances having
respective positions leaving behind a pair of molecules as constituent units having
holes. These are more common in ionic interparticle forces such as van der waal’s forces
compounds with high co-ordination number and or hydrogen bonds.
having almost similar size of cations and anions. 79 (4)
69 (4) At high temperature randomization of spins
There is no unpaired electron in either of them. changes.
70 (3) 80 (4)
This is the law of constancy of symmetry. In fcc atoms are present at faces and corners.
71 (2) Number of atoms in fcc = atoms at corners
1 + atoms at faces of unit cell.
No. of Na atoms present at each corner = 8 × 8 =
= (no. of corners × contribution by one atom)
1
+ (no. of faces × contribution by one atom)
No. of O atoms present at the centre of edges =
1
1 1
12 × 4 = 3 = (8 × ) + (6 × ) = 1 + 3 = 4
8 2
No. of W atoms present at the centre of cube = 1 81 (1)
Formula of the compound = NaWO3 Given, angle of diffraction (2θ) = 90°
72 (3) θ = 45°
−
F has no unpaired electron and thus, Distance between two planes, 𝑑 = 2.28 Å
diamagnetic. A diamagnetic does not contain any 𝑛 = 2[∵ Second order diffraction]
unpaired electron. Bragg’s equation is
73 (1) 𝑛𝜆 = 2𝑑 sin θ
Since, in a unit cell of NaCl crystal, the ions are 2 × 𝜆 = 2 × 2.28 × sin 45°
arranged in the following manner. 𝜆 = 1.612
82 (4)
All are conductors however shows insulation at a
certain temperature.
83 (1)
√3
Radius of Na(if bcc lattice) = 𝑎
4
√3x 4.29
=
4
When all the ions lying along the shown axis, the
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84 (3) Given, Density = 1.9893 g cm−3 , 𝑎 = 6.29082 ×
Follow characteristics of molecular solids. 10−8 cm
85 (4) 𝑛 xmol.wt. 𝑛 ×mol.wt.
∵ Density = 𝑉 × av.no. = 𝑎3 × av.no.
The truncated octahedron is the 14-faced 4 × 74.5
Archimedean solid, with 14 total faces : 6 squares ∴ 1.9893 = (6.29083
× 10−8 )3 × 𝑁
and 8 regular hexagons. 𝑁 = 6.017 × 1023
The truncated octahedron is formed by removing 90 (2)
the six right square pyramids one from each point When equal number of cations and anions (such,
of a regular octahedron as : that charges are equal) are missing (1 Na+ , 1 Cl− /
1 Fe2+ , 2 Cl− ).
It is a case of Schottky defect.
91 (1)
Molecular solids are the substances having
molecules as constituent units having
interparticle forces such as van der waal’s forces
Truncated Octachedron or hydrogen bonds.
92 (3)
It is a fact.
93 (2)
The conditions for tetragonal systems.
94 (1)
Relation between radius ratio and coordination
number
𝒓𝒄 Coordination
𝒓𝒂 number
86 (3)
0.155 − 0.225 3
Amorphous solids neither have ordered
0.225 − 0.414 4
arrangement (i.e., no definite shape) nor have
0.414 − 0.732 6
sharp melting point like crystals, but when heated
0.732 − 1 8
they become pliable until they assume the
95 (3)
properties usually related to liquids. If is
The coordination number is 8 : 8 in Cs + ∶ Cl−
therefore, they are regarded as super cooled
The coordination number is 6 : 6 in Na+ ∶ Cl−
liquids.
96 (4)
87 (3) 4
Volume of an atom = 3 𝜋𝑟 3
𝑛𝜆 = 2𝑑 sin θ
1 × 1.54 = 2𝑑 sin 45° In fcc, number of atoms per unit cell = 4
4
1 × 1.54 = 2𝑑 × 0.850 ∴ Volume of total atoms = 4 × 3 𝜋𝑟 3
1.54 16 2
2𝑑 = = 0.905 Å = 𝜋𝑟
0.850 3
88 (4) 97 (1)
√3
For bcc, 𝑟 = =𝑎 Most of the metals have their transition
2
2𝑟 2 × 4.52 temperature (i.e., the temperature at which a
Or 𝑎 = =
√3 1.732 substance starts to behave as super conductor) in
= 5.219 𝐴̊ = 522 pm. the range of 2-5 K.
𝑛×𝑀
Density = 𝑎3 ×𝑁 −30
98 (2)
𝐴 ×10
2 × 39 Radius Structure
= ratio(𝒓+ /𝒓− )
(522)3 × (6.02 × 1023 ) × 10−30
< 0.155 linear
= 0.91g/cm3 = 910 kg m−3
0.155 − 0.225 planar
89 (1)
triangular
KClhas face centred cubic structure 0.225 − 0.414 tetrahedral
∴𝑛=4 0.414 − 0732 octahedral
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 0.732 − 1 bcc (at body centre) × 1 = 4
99 (3) 1
No. of Cl− ions = 8 (at corners) × 8 + 6 (at face
NaClhas fcc structure. 1
centre) × = 4
In fcc lattice 2
𝑎 Thus, 4 units of NaCl.
𝑟+ + 𝑟− =
2 109 (4)
Where, 𝑎 = edge length The unit cell with dimensions 𝑎 = 𝑏 ≠ 𝑐, 𝛼 = β =
𝑟 + = 95 pm, 𝑟 − = 181 pm 𝛾 = 90 is tetragonal.
Edge length = 2𝑟 + + 2𝑟 − 110 (1)
= (2 × 95 + 2 × 181)pm In a closed packed structure, the number of
= 190 + 362 = 552 pm tetrahedral voids per atom of the crystal is two.
100 (4) Since, half of the tetrahedral voids are occupied
A occupies corners, thus number of A atoms per by 𝐴+ , the number of 𝐴+ is same as that of 𝐵− in
unit cell the crystal. Thus, formula is 𝐴𝐵. Or
1 1 1
=8× =1 No. of 𝐵− ions in unit cell = 8 × 8 + 6 × 2
=4
8
8 × 50
B occupies face centres, thus number of B atoms 𝐴+ ions occupies 50 of tetrahedral voids = 100
=
per unit cell 4
1 The ratio of 𝐵− and 𝐴+ is 1 : 1
=6× =3
2 111 (4)
∴ The empirical formula of the compound is 𝐴𝐵3 .
Each possess unpaired electrons.
101 (2)
112 (4)
TiO2has tetragonal system with five plane of
In hexagonal close packing and cubic close
symmetry and five axes of symmetry.
packing, the co-ordination number is 12.
102 (2)
113 (4)
In orthosilicate SiO2−4 ion exist as discrete unit. The radius ratio of CsCl is 0.93 hence, its structure
103 (4) is body centred cubic.
There are four body diagonals. Atoms on the 114 (3)
body diagonals are not shared by any other unit Doping of elements of group 14 (Ge and Si) with
cell. group 15 (As) elements produces excess of
Contribution by atoms on corners electrons and shows 𝑛 -type conduction, the
1
= 8 × = 1 and symbol 𝑛 indicating flow of negative charge in
8
them. Doping of elements of group 14 (Ge and Si)
Contribution by atoms on body diagonal
with group 13 (B) elements products hole
=2×4 = 8
(electron deficiency) in the crystal and shows 𝑝-
Hence, total number of atoms = 9
type conduction, the symbol 𝑝 indicating flow of
104 (2)
positive charge.
It is a fact. Four out of 8 tetrahedral voids are
115 (1)
occupied by carbon.
The unit cell of body centred cube has one atom at
105 (4)
each of the eight corners and one atom at the
Molecular solids just melt above 273 and are poor
centre of the body. Thus, the atom at centre
conductor of heat and electricity.
remains in contact with 8 corner atoms. Hence,
106 (4)
the coordination number of bcc is 8.
It represents ccp arrangement.
116 (4)
107 (2)
Si and Ge are used for making transistors.
Substances which look like solids but are actually
117 (1)
not solid are called pseudo solids. Glass is super
Auatoms are at eight corners of the cube. Thus,
cooled liquid and thus, called pseudo solid. 8
108 (2) no. of Au atoms in the unit cell = 8 = 1.
1 Cuatoms are at the face centre of six faces.
In NaCl ∶ No. of Na+ ions = 12 (at edge centre) ×
4 6
+1 Therefore, its share in the unit cell = 2 = 3. Thus,

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 formula is AuCu3 . If, 𝑟 = radius
118 (1) 𝑎 = edge length
Mass of one unit-cell (𝑚) 𝑎 361
Then 𝑟 = 2 =2 pm
√2 √2
= volume × density
= 127.633 pm ≈ 128 pm
𝑀𝑍 𝑀𝑍
= 𝑎3 × 𝑑 = 𝑎3 × 3
= 126 (2)
𝑁0 𝑎 𝑁0
One unit cell of bcc has atoms = 2. Hence 12.08 ×
58.5 × 4
𝑚= g 1023 unit cells will have atoms
6.02 × 1023
1 = 2 × 12.08 × 1023
∴ Number of unit cells in 1 g = 𝑚
= 24.16 × 1023
6.02 × 1023 127 (1)
=
58.5 × 4 Suppose atoms of element Y in ccp
= 2.57 × 1021
= 100
119 (2)
Number of tetrahedral voids = 2 × 100
For body centred cubic (bcc) structure, the ratio 2
Number of atoms of element 𝑋 = 3 × 200
of radii (𝑟+ /𝑟−) lies in between 0.732−1.00.
∴ The ratio of radii for bcc is greater than 0.73. 400
=
120 (3) 3
𝑋 400
Presence of excess Na in NaCl and there by =
𝑌 300
causing anion vacancy defect makes it yellow,
Formula = 𝑋4 𝑌3
presence of excess Li in LiCl makes it pink and
128 (2)
presence of excess K in KCl makes it violet.
For bcc unit cell, number of atoms at corners
Greater the number of F-centres, greater is 1
(per unite cell)= 8 × 8 = 1
intensity of colour.
121 (3) Number of atoms at body centre =1
Each Na+ (in bcc) in NaCl is surrounded by six Cl− Total number of atoms = 1 + 1 = 2
(in fcc) and each Cl in NaCl is surrounded by six 129 (1)
−

Na+ and thus, on interchanging Na+ and Cl− the Molecular mass of CuCl = 99
fcc structure of NaCl will not change but with 𝑛 = 4 for face centred cubic cell
respect to Na+ it will be fcc and with respect to 𝑛 × mol. wt.
∵ 𝐷𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 =
−
Cl it will be bcc. 𝑉 × av. no.
4 × 99
122 (3) = 3
An increase in charge of +ve ions also brings in an 𝑎 × 6.023 × 1023
4 × 99
increase in number of electrons involved in Or 3.4 = 3
𝑎 × 6.023 ×1023
metallic crystals, and thereby metallic bonding ∴ 𝑎 = 5.783 × 10−8 cm
becomes stronger. = 5.783Å
123 (1) 130 (4)
𝑛 ×mol.wt. These are characteristics of solids.
Density
𝑉 ×av.no.
131 (3)
𝑛 = 4, 𝑀 = 21.76, av. no. = 6.023 × 1023 and
The dipoles in certain solids are spontaneously
And𝑉 = 𝑎 × 𝑏 × 𝑐
aligned in a particular direction, even in the
∴ 𝑉 = 6.8 × 10−8 × 4.4 × 10−8 × 7.2
absence of electric field. Such substances are
× 10−8
called ferroelectric.
= 2.154 × 10−22 × 6.023 × 1023
4 × 21.76 132 (4)
Density = 2.154 ×10−22 × 6.023 ×1023 NaClhasNa+ and Cl− ions in solid state.
= 0.6708 g cm−3 133 (3)
124 (2) 1
Number of Cu atoms at corners = 8 × 8 = 1
2− +
In Na2 O, O ion possesses fcc lattice having Na 1
ions at all tetrahedral sites. Number of Ag atoms at edge centres= 12 × 4 = 3
125 (3) Number of Au atoms at body centre = 1 × 1 = 1
Copper crystallises in fcc lattice. ∴ Formula is Cu4 Ag 3 Au.
134 (4)
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 It is a fact. 8 lies in between the ranges [0.225 −
135 (4) 0.414], [0.414 − 0.732] and [0.732 − 1]
Volume of cube = 𝑎3 respectively.
Volume of unit cell = 1 × 3 πr 3
4 146 (3)
Quartz is a covalent crystal having a framework of
4 a 3 𝜋𝑎3
= 𝜋 ( ) = silicates, i.e., a three dimensional network when
3 2 6
𝜋𝑎 3 𝜋 all the four oxygen atoms of each of SiO4
∴ packing density = 6 ×𝑎3 = 6 tetrahedron are shared.
136 (2) 148 (4)
𝑟Na+ 95
= = 0.524, i.e., in between 0.414 to 0.732 All these show Schottky defect.
𝑟Cl− 181
and thus, co-ordination no.=6 149 (1)
137 (2) In sodium chloride, each Na+ ion is surrounded by
Dopping of SrCl2 to NaCl brings in replacement of six Cl− ions and Cl− ion is surrounded by six Na+
ions. Thus, both the ions have coordination
two Na+ by each Sr 2+ ion, but Sr 2+ occupies one
lattice point. This produces one cation vacancy. number six.
150 (1)
No. of cation vacancies = 10−4
Most of the metals have their transition
100 mole of NaCl will have cationic vacancy =
temperature (i.e., the temperature at which a
10−4
substance starts to behave as super conductor) in
∴ 1 mole of NaCl will have cationic vacancy =
the range of 2-5 K.
10−4 /100 = 10−6
151 (2)
∴ No. of cationic vacancies = 10−6 × 6.02 ×
Electronic collisions are responsible for metallic
1023 = 6.02 × 1017
conduction and heat conduction in metals.
138 (3)
152 (4)
In antifluorite crystal (Na2 O) the anions are
Ferromagnetics are the substances which are
arranged in cubic close packing while the cations
strongly attracted in magnetic field and retain
occupy all the tetrahedral voids.
magnetism in absence of magnetic field.
139 (3)
153 (2)
The cubic unit cell has 8 atoms at eight corners.
It is a characteristic of liquid crystal.
Thus, each atom is shared by 8 unit cells.
154 (4)
140 (2)
Zinc blende (ZnS) has ccp arrangement of S 2− and
Graphite is an example of covalent solid.
Zn2+ in alternative tetrahedral sites. The
141 (1)
coordination number of Zn2+ = 4 and S 2− = 4 in
An increase in charge of +ve ions also brings in an
ZnS
increase in number of electrons involved in
156 (1)
metallic crystals, and thereby metallic bonding
Frenkel defects arises when an ion is missing
becomes stronger.
from its normal position and occupies an
142 (3)
interstitial site between the lattice points.
For bcc structure
157 (2)
143 (1)
Since atom 𝑋 is present at corner and one corner
It is the definition of pyro-electricity.
is shared by eight unit cells,
144 (3) 1
No. of atoms of 𝐴 from corners of unit cell = 7 × Number of X atoms per unit cell = 8 × 8 = 1
1 Atom 𝑌 is present at body centred position and
8
= 7/8
1 used by only one unit cell. So, number of Y atoms
No. of atoms of 𝐵 from faces of unit cell = 6 × 2 =
per unit cell = 1
3 Atom Z is present at the center of each face, so
Thus, 𝐴 ∶ 𝐵 ∶ ∶ 7/8 ∶ 3 or 7 ∶ 24 Thus, formula is shared by two unit cells,
𝐴7 𝐵24 1
Thus, number of Z atoms per unit cell = 2 × 6 = 3
145 (2)
Hence, the formula of compound = 𝑋𝑌𝑍3
The radius ratio for co-ordination and has 4,6, and
158 (1)
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 This is Hauy’s law of rationality of indices. 𝑛×𝑀
Density = 𝑎3 ×𝑁 ×10−30
159 (1) 𝐴
2 × 100
More is the number of unpaired electron, more is =
(400) × 6.02 × 1023 × 10−30
3
magnetic nature.
= 5.188 g/cm3
160 (3)
173 (3)
Silicon is used for making a transistor.
In fcc octahedral voids : at the centre = 1
161 (1) 1
𝑓 + 𝑠𝑐 = 𝑒 + 2; where𝑓 is plane faces, 𝑐 is at the edges = 12 × = 3
4
interfacial angle and 𝑒 is straight edges. ∴ Total = 4
162 (2) In fcc tetrahedral voids : 8
The body centred cubic cell consists of 8 atoms at 174 (2)
the corners and one atom at centre. Electrical resistance of metals decreases with
1 decrease in temperature and becomes zero at
∴ 𝑛 = (8 × ) + 1 = 2
8 zero kelvin. Materials in this state are called super
163 (1)
conductors and the phenomenon as super
The seven basic crystal lattice are cubic,
conductivity.
tetragonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic, hexagonal,
175 (3)
rhombohedral and triclinic.
Given, 𝐴 solid has two elements = 𝑋 and 𝑍
164 (1)
𝑍are in ccp arrangement and 𝑋 occupy all
LiFis an ionic crystal. An ionic solid has ions as
tetrahedral sites.
constituent units at lattice points held by
Let the number of atoms of 𝑍 in ccp arrangement
oppositely charged ions.
= 100
165 (2)
𝜋 ∴ Number of atoms of tetrahedral sites = 200
Packing fraction of ccp= 3 2 = 0.74 ⇒ 74% ∴ Number of atoms of 𝑋 = 200 (∵ They occupy all
√
% free space in ccp = 26% tetrahedral sites)
𝜋 √3 ∴ Ratio of 𝑋 ∶ 𝑍 = 200 ∶ 100
Packing fraction of bcc = = 0.68 ⇒ 68%
8
=2∶1
% free space in bcc = 32%
∴ The formula of compound is 𝑋2 𝑍.
166 (4)
176 (1)
All are covalent molecules. A covalent solid has
Both are isomorphs to each other because of same
atoms as constituent units at lattice points held
molecular formula and same molecular geometry
together by covalent bonds.
or same crystalline form.
167 (3)
177 (4)
Number of sodium ions are 12 at edge centres in
Due to small anion, it possess maximum ionic
fcc structure which are nearest neighbours for a
nature.
given lattice point.
178 (2)
168 (3)
𝑎 CrO2 is metallic conductor, V2 O5 , NiO and MnO are
For fcc structure 𝑟 = 2 2
√ insulators.
𝑎 408
∴ diameter = 2𝑟 = = = 288.5 pm 179 (4)
√2 1.414
169 (2) a a √3
sc: r = fcc ∶ r = ; bcc ∶ r = a
In case of ccp or fcc structure 2 2√2 4
4𝑟 a √3 a
4𝑟 = √2𝑎 ⇒ 𝑎 = ∴ sc; bcc and fcc are , a,
√2 2 4 2√2
∴ 𝑎 = 2√2𝑟 180 (1)
𝑛 × at.wt. 𝑛 ×at.wt.
170 (2) Density = 𝑉 ×av.no. = 𝑎3 ×av.no.
Smaller cation and smaller anion leads to higher Given, at.wt. = 60
lattice energy. 𝑎 = 4 × 102 pm = 4 × 102 × 10−12 m
171 (3) = 4 × 10−10 × 102 cm = 4 × 108 cm
Crystalline solids are anisotropic in nature. (∵ 1 pm = 10−12 )
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 4 × 60 √3
∴ Density = = 𝑎 = 0.433𝑎
(4 × 10−8 )× 6.023 × 1023 4
= 6.23 g cm−3 Therefore, radius of Na+ = 0.433 × 4.29 = 1.8575
181 (2) 193 (4)
High temperature changes 8 : 8 co-ordination to 6 Frenkel defect is formed by displacement of ion
: 6 whereas high pressure changes 6:6 co- from its lattice to interstitial state.
ordination to 8 : 8. 194 (4)
182 (4) The number of atoms present in sc, fcc and bcc
The transition of metal to insulation occurs at a unit cell are 1,4,2 respectively.
certain temperature due to imperfection. 195 (2)
183 (3) CaF2 has fcc structure with 8 : 4 co-ordination and
More is deformation in anion more is covalent has 4 units of CaF2 per unit cell.
character. 196 (1)
184 (3) Amorphous solids neither have ordered
NaNO3 andKNO3 are not isomorphs because they arrangement (i.e., no definite shape) nor have
have same molecular formula but different crystal sharp melting point like crystals, but when heated
structure. they become pliable until they assume the
185 (2) properties usually related to liquids. It is
Sodium chloride (NaCl) has face centred cubic therefore, they are regarded as super cooled
structure. It contains 4Na+ and 4 Cl− in the unit liquids.
cell. Each Na+ is surrounded by 6 Cl− ions and 197 (4)
𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒 − 𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑎. These are characteristic elements of symmetry of
186 (3) a cubic crystal.
Orthorhombic geometry has 𝑎 ≠ 𝑏 ≠ 𝑐and 𝛼 = 199 (2)
𝛽 = 𝛾 = 90. The shape of match box obey this The conductance order of metals is 106 to
geometry. 108 ohm−1 cm−1
187 (4) 200 (2)
Frenkel defect is arised when the cations are In the close packing of ‘𝑛’ atoms, the number of
missing from their lattice sites and occupy tetrahedral voids are ‘2𝑛’. Hence, their number
interstitial sites. As a result of Frenkel defect, per atom is 2.
density remains unchanged but dielectric 201 (3)
constant increases. This leads to stronger coulombic forces of
188 (2) attractions in NaF.
For tetrahedral shape, limiting radius ratio is 202 (2)
0.225 − 0.414. This is the law of constancy of interfacial angles.
189 (4) 203 (1)
Diamond has the highest value of energy gap as it The cubic unit cell has 8 atmos at eight corners.
is a insulator. Each atom is shared by 8 unit cells.
190 (4) 1
∴ 𝑛=8 × =1
The face centred cubic unit cell consists of 8 8
atoms at the eight corners and one atom at each of 204 (4)
the six faces. This atom at the face is shared by Due to different plane arrangement, cleavage
two unit cells. becomes easier at these points.
1 1 205 (1)
∴ 𝑛 = 8 × + (6 × ) = 4
8 2 NaCl has fcc structure and thus,
191 (2) 𝑎
𝑟𝑐 + 𝑟𝑎 =
In the given choices lithium has high thermal and 2
580.4
electrical conductance. 100 + 𝑟𝑎 =
192 (3) 2
= 290.2
For a body centred cubic lattice radius, (𝑟)
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 𝑟𝑎 = 290.2 – 100 the overall density of the crystal decreases.
= 190.2 Moreover, defect leads to randomness, thus
206 (4) entropy also increases.
It is evident from figure that 𝐵 occupies 218 (2)
tetrahedral voids and thus, co-ordination number The 8:8 type of packing is present in caesium
is six. chloride (CsCl). In this structure each Cs + ion is
207 (1) surrounded by 8 Cl− ions and each Cl− ion is also
Due to smaller size of F. surrounded by 8 Cs + ions.
208 (3) 219 (2)
The number of octahedral voids in cubic close 𝑍×𝑀
Density = 𝑎3 ×𝑁 (∵ 𝑍 = 1, for𝑀CsBr = 213)
0
packed = 4
𝑎 = 436.6 × 10−12 m = 4.366 × 10−10 m
The number of atoms per unit cell in ccp = 4
= 4.366 × 10−8 cm
The number of octahedral voids per atom = 1 1 × 213
209 (2) Density = (4.366 ×10−8 )3 × 6.02 ×10−23 = 4.25 g/cm3
A crystalline solid is one in which atoms are No doubt for bcc 𝑍 = 2, but in CsBr it is 8 : 8 co-
arranged in an orderly manner in a three ordination and here one Cs + ion is present in
dimensional region to provide a definite shape body centre and a net contribution of 1 Br − per
and sharp melting point. These have flat faces, unit cell is calculated due to its presence at the
sharp edges bounded by well defined plane faces. corners.
210 (3) 220 (4)
𝑉×𝑁×𝑑 Substances which are expected to be
𝑍=
𝑚 paramagnetic or ferromagnetic on the basis of
4.2 × 8.6 × 8.3 × 10−21 × 6.023 × 1023 × 3.3 unpaired electron but actually they possess zero
=
155 net magnetic moment are called
= 3.14 antiferoomagnetic.
≈4 221 (1)
211 (2) 𝑟+ 𝑟+
for octahedral void = 0.414; for cubic =
Nahas 6 co-ordination number (fcc structure). 𝑟− 𝑟−
212 (3) 0.732 − 1
Lowest potential energy level provides stable
222 (3)
arrangement.
√3 √3
213 (3) In bcc 𝑟 = 4
𝑎 = 4
× 351 = 151.98 pm
Coordination number of Al in AlCl3 in (solid) 223 (2)
crystalline state is 6. Schottky defects - This defect is due to vacancy at
214 (3) a cation site accompanied by vacancy at an anion
Body diagonal in bcc = √3 𝑎 = √3 × 400 = site so that the electrical neutrality of the system
692.8 pm is maintained. Due to this defect, density
215 (2) decreases.
When equal number of cations or anions are 224 (1)
missing from their lattice sites (to maintain Given, 𝑟Na+ /𝑟Cl− = 0.55
electrical neutrality), then the defect is called 𝑟K+ /𝑟Cl− = 0.74
Schottky defect. The defect is observed in highly 𝑟KCl
=?
ionic compounds which have cations and anions 𝑟NaCl
𝑟Na+
of similar size 𝑒. 𝑔.,NaCl, KCl etc. = 0.55
𝑟Cl−
216 (4) 𝑟Na+
A crystal has these three types of symmetry. + 1 = 0.55 + 1
𝑟Cl−
217 (3) 𝑟Na+ + 𝑟Cl−
When equal number of cations and anions are = 1.55 … (i)
𝑟Cl−
missing from their position in a crystal lattice so 𝑟K+
= 0.74
that electrical neutrality is maintained, the defect 𝑟Cl−
is called Schottky defect. Due to missing of ions,
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 𝑟K+ Hence, the formula of the compound = 𝐴𝐵
+ 1 = 0.74 + 1
𝑟Cl− 232 (2)
𝑟K+ + 𝑟Cl− The maximum packing or the maximum
= 1.74 … (ii)
𝑟Cl− proportion of volume filled by hard spheres in
Eq (ii) devide by Eq (i) various arrangements are :
𝑟K+ + 𝑟Cl− 1.74 𝜋
= = 1.1226 1. Simple cubic = 6 = 0.52
𝑟Na+ + 𝑟Cl− 1.55
225 (4) 𝜋√3
Fe3 O4 is ferrimagnetic because it is strongly 2. bcc = 8
= 0.68
attracted in magnetic field.
𝜋√2
226 (3) 3. fcc = 6
= 0.74
An unit cell of CsCl having bcc structure consists
𝜋√2
of 8 atoms at the corner and one atom at centre. 4. hcp = = 0.74
1 6
−
Thus, no. of Cl =8 × =1 8
𝜋√3
and no. of Cs + = 1 × 1 = 1 5. Diamond = 6
= 0.34
Thus, no. of CsCl unit per unit cell = 1
227 (3) 233 (1)
𝑟+126 The bcc structure has co-ordination no. of eight.
Radius ratio 𝑟 − = 216 = 0.58; Thus, fcc structure
234 (4)
and co-ordination no. is six. Each possess unpaired electrons.
228 (4) 235 (2)
mass of metal
Number of unit cells = mass of one unit cell Edge = 2𝑟 + + 2𝑟 −
Given, edge length of unit cell = 2Å = 2 × 10−8 cm ∴ 400 = 2 × 75 + 2𝑟 −
Mass of metal = 200 g ∴ 𝑟 − = 125 pm
Density of metal = 2.5 g cm−3 236 (1)
Volume of unit cell = (edge length) = 3 The distance between Li+ and Cl− ion can be
(2 × 10−8 )3 derived as half of the edge length of cube.
= 8 × 10−24 cm3 5.14
∴ 𝑑Li+−Cl− = = 2.57Å
Mass of one unit cell = volume × density 2
= 8 × 10−24 × 2.5 ∴ 𝑑Cl−− Cl− = √(2.57)2 + (2.57)2 = 3.63 Å
𝑑 − − 3.63
= 20 × 10−24 ∴ 𝑟Cl− = Cl −Cl = 2
= 1.815Å
2
∴ No. of unit cells in 200 g metal = 237 (4)
mass of metal
All these are characteristic facts.
mass of one unit cell
200 238 (4)
= All these are characteristics of ferrites.
20 × 10−24
= 10 × 1024 = 1.0 × 1025 239 (4)
1
229 (2) Number of atoms (𝐴) per unit cell = 8 × 8 = 1
On adding a pentavalent impurity with 1
Number of atoms (𝐵) per unit cell = (6 − 1) × 2 =
germanium, we get 𝑛 −type of semiconductors
5
because excess of electrons is responsible for 2
conduction. (One atom B is missing)
230 (2)
For hexagonal 𝑎 = 𝑏 ≠ 𝑐 and 𝛼 = 𝛽 = 90and
𝛾 = 120.
231 (1)
Since A atoms are present at the corners of the
cube,
1
Number of A atoms per unit cell = 8 × 8 = 1 Thus, formula is 𝐴1 𝐵5/2 = 𝐴2 𝐵5
Number of B atoms per unit cell = 1 240 (4)
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 What happens that in some ionic crystals, there 252 (1)
becomes an excess of metal atom, which by The facts reported in b, c, d are wrong.
loosing 𝑒 , change into ions. These electrons can 253 (4)
−

absorb energy and go into excited states from In a cubic close packing, the number of octahedral
ground state. Thus, the absorption of certain voids is equal to number of atoms and number of
wavelength of light takes place and crystal tetrahedral voids is equal to the twice the number
becomes coloured according to complementary of atoms
colour. The spaces occupied by extra 𝑒 − are called Number of atoms is a ccp array = 1
F-centres. ∴ 𝐴2+ 𝐵+ 𝑂2−
241 (3) 1
1 × 2 × 41 1
Molecular solids are the substances having 1
1 1
molecules as constituent units having 2
interparticle forces such as van der waal’s forces 𝑜𝑟 1 2 2
or hydrogen bonds. 𝐴𝐵2 𝑂2
242 (1) 254 (3)
The co-ordination number of sc, fcc and bcc Radius ratio Coord Examp
structure are 6,12 and 8 respectively. CsClhas inatio le
n no
body centred cubic structure having 8 : 8 co-
0.155 − 0.225 3 B2 O3
ordination number.
0.225 – 0.414 4 ZnS
243 (4)
1
0.414 – 0.732 6 NaCl
Number of atoms at corner = 8 × 8 = 1 0.732 – 1 8 CsCl
1 In ionic solids the shape of crystal depends upon
Number of atoms at face centres= 6 × 2 = 3
relative size of ions.
∴ The formula of the compound is 𝑋𝑌3 .
Given, 𝑟𝑐 + (Rb+ ) = 1.46 Å
244 (3)
GeandSi are doped with gp 13(boron) element to 𝑟𝑎− (I− ) = 2.16 Å
𝑟𝑐 + 1.46
give p-type conductor. ∴ = = 0.676
245 (2) 𝑟𝑎− 2.16
It is the definition of piezo-electric effect or piezo- ∴ It will have coordination number 6 and
electricity. structure will be same as of NaCl.
246 (1) 255 (2)
When an ion (generally cation due to its small No. of carbon atoms in unit cell of diamond is 8.
size) is missing from its normal position and Also fraction of volume occupied by the atoms in
occupy an interstitial site between the lattice primitive cell is 52%.
points, the lattice defect obtained is known as 256 (1)
Frenkel defect. In the given crystal equal number of cations and
247 (1) anions are missing (two K + and two Cl− ) from
Packing fraction in bcc is 68% and thus, empty their normal lattice sites and the crystal maintains
space is 32%. electrical neutrality. Hence, this is Schottky defect.
248 (2) 257 (4)
Note that 𝑎 ≠ 𝑏 ≠ 𝑐 and 𝛼 = 𝛽 = 𝛾 = 90, the Molar volume from pyknometric density
𝑀 𝑀
conditions for orthorhombic system. 𝑑
= 2.165 ×103 m3 (𝑀in kg)
249 (2) Molar volume from X-ray density = 𝑑
𝑀

The presence of free electrons in metals, they are 𝑀

opaque, strongly reflecting and possess metallic = m3
2.178 × 103
lustre. 𝑀 1 1
∴ volume unoccupied = 103 (2.65 − 2.178) m3
250 (2)
0.013 𝑀 ×10−3
Doping of silicon with boron leads to 𝑝 −type ∴ Fraction unoccupied = ( ) /
2.165 × 2.178
semiconductor. M × 10−3
( )
251 (1) 2.165

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258 (1) 1
= × 12 = 3
For a bcc lattice, 4
2(𝑟 + + 𝑟 − ) = √3 𝑎 W : O : Na = 1 : 3 : 1
Hence, formula = NaWO3
√3 × 387
∴ 𝑟+ + 𝑟− = = 335 pm
2
259 (4)
In a unit cell, W atoms at the corner
1
= ×8=1
8
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