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1. Na and Mg crystallize in BCC and FCC type

20 3 24 3
crystals respectively, then the number of atoms (c) pr (d) pr
of Na and Mg present in the unit cell of their 3 3
respective crystal is [2002] 6. In a compound, atoms of element Y form ccp
(a) 4 and 2 (b) 9 and 14 lattice and those of element X occupy 2/3rd of
(c) 14 and 9 (d) 2 and 4. tetrahedral voids. The formula of the compound
will be [2008]
2. How many unit cells are present in a cube-
shaped ideal crystal of NaCl of mass 1.00 g ? (a) X4 Y3 (b) X2 Y3
[2003] (c) X2 Y (d) X3 Y4
[Atomic masses : Na = 23, Cl = 35.5] 7. Copper crystallises in fcc with a unit cell length
(a) 5.14 × 1021 unit cells of 361 pm. What is the radius of copper atom?
[2009]
(b) 1.28 × 1021 unit cells
(a) 127 pm (b) 157 pm
(c) 1.71 × 1021 unit cells
(c) 181 pm (d) 108 pm
(d) 2.57 × 1021 unit cells
8. The edge length of a face centered cubic cell of
3. What type of crystal defect is indicated in the
an ionic substance is 508 pm. If the radius of the
diagram below ? [2004]
cation is 110 pm, the radius of the anion is
Na + Cl - Na + Cl - Na + Cl - (a) 288 pm (b) 398 pm [2010]
Cl– c Cl– Na+ c Na+ (c) 618 pm (d) 144 pm
Na+Cl– c Cl– Na+ Cl– 9. Percentages of free space in cubic close packed
Cl– Na+ Cl–Na+ c Na+ structure and in body centered packed structure
(a) Interstitial defect are respectively [2010]
(a) 30% and 26% (b) 26% and 32%
(b) Schottky defect
(c) 32% and 48% (d) 48% and 26%
(c) Frenkel defect
10. Copper crystallises in fcc lattice with a unit cell
(d) Frenkel and Schottky defects
edge of 361 pm. The radius of copper atom is :
4. An ionic compound has a unit cell consisting of [2011RS]
A ions at the corners of a cube and B ions on the
(a) 108 pm (b) 128 pm
centres of the faces of the cube. The empirical
(c) 157 pm (d) 181 pm
formula for this compound would be [2005]
11. Lithium forms body centred cubic structure. The
(a) A 3B (b) AB3 length of the side of its unit cell is 351 pm. Atomic
radius of the lithium will be : [2012]
(c) A 2B (d) AB
(a) 75 pm (b) 300 pm
5. Total volume of atoms present in a face-centred (c) 240 pm (d) 152 pm
cubic unit cell of a metal is (r is atomic radius)
12. Which of the following exists as covalent
[2006]
crystals in the solid state ? [2013]
12 3 16 3 (a) Iodine (b) Silicon
(a) pr (b) pr
3 3 (c) Sulphur (d) Phosphorus
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13. CsCl crystallises in body centered cubic lattice. (c) It contains Cs3+ and I– ions.
If ‘a’ is its edge length then which of the (d) It contains Cs+, I– and lattice I2 molecule.
following expressions is correct? [2014] 15. Sodium metal crystallizes in a body centred cubic
(a) r +r = 3a lattice with a unit cell edge of 4.29Å. The radius
Cs + Cl -
of sodium atom is approximately : [JEE M 2015]
3a (a) 5.72Å (b) 0.93Å
(b) r +r =
Cs + Cl - 2 (c) 1.86Å (d) 3.22Å
16. A metal crystallises in a face centred cubic
3 structure. If the edge length of its unit cell is 'a',
(c) r +r = a
Cs + Cl - 2 the closest approach between two atoms in
metallic crystal will be : [JEE M 2017]
(d) r +r = 3a
Cs + Cl - (a) 2a (b) 2 2 a
14. The correct statement for the molecule, CsI3 is:
(a) It is a covalent molecule. [2014] a
(c) 2a (d)
2
(b) It contains Cs+ and I3- ions.

Answer Key
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
(d) (d) (b) (b) (b) (a) (a) (d) (b) (b) (d) (b) (c) (b) (c)
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(d)

1. (d) In bcc - points are at corners and one in the

centre of the unit cell. 1.0 ´ 6.02 ´10 23
\ units cells = = 2.57 × 1021
Number of atoms per unit cell 58.5 ´ 4
unit cells.
1
= 8´ +1 = 2 . 3. (b) When equal number of cations and anions
8 are missing from their regular lattice positions,
In fcc - points are at the corners and also we have schottky defect.
centre of the six faces of each cell. This type of defects are more common in
Number of atoms per unit cell ionic compounds with high co-ordination
1 1 number and where the size of positive and
= 8´ + 6 ´ = 4 . negative ions are almost equal e.g. NaCl
8 2
KCl etc.
2. (d) Since in NaCl type of structure 4 formula 4. (b) Number of A ions in the unit cell.
units form a cell. Number of formulas in
1
1. 0 ´8 = 1
=
cube shaped crystals = ´ 6.02 ´ 10 23 8
58.5 Number of B ions in the unit cell
No. of unit cells present in a cubic crystal 1
´6 = 3
=
3
P ´ a ´ NA m ´ NA 2
= = Hence empirical formula of the compound
M´Z M´Z = AB3
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5. (b) The face centered cubic unit cell contains
11. (d) For BCC structure 3 a = 4r
4 atom
4 16 3 3
\ Total volume of atoms = 4 ´ pr 3 = pr 3 r= a = ´ 351 = 152 pm.
3 3 4 4
6. (a) From the given data, we have 12. (b)
Number of Y atoms in a unit cell = 4
Number of X atoms in a unit cell 13. (c)
Cl – Cl –
2 16
= 8´ = Cl –
3 3 Cl
From the above we get the formula of the
compound as X16 / 3Y4 or X 4 Y3 Cs+

7. (a) For fcc unit cell, 4r = 2a

Cl – Cl
2 ´ 361 Cl –
r= = 127 pm Cl –
4
8. (d) For an Fcc crystal
Relation between radius of cation, anion
edge length and edge length of the cube
rcation + ranion =
2
2r + 2r = 3a
Cs + Cl-
508
110 + ranion = 3a
2 r +r =
Cs + Cl-
2
ranion = 254 – 110 = 144 pm
9. (b) Packing fraction is defined as the ratio of 14. (b) CsI3 dissociates as CsI3 ® Cs+ + I3–
the volume of the unit cell that is occupied 15. (c) In bcc the atoms touch along body
by the spheres to the volume of the unit diagonal
cell. \ 2r + 2r = 3a
P.F. for ccp and bcc are 0.74 and 0.68
respectively. 3a 3 ´ 4.29
\ r= = = 1.857Å
So, the free space in ccp and bcc are 26% 4 4
& 32% respectively.
16. (d) For a FCC unit cell
10. (b) fcc lattice
a = 361 pm 2a
r=
a 2 = 4r 4

361 ´ 2 2a a
r= = 127.6 » 128pm \ closest distance (2r) = =
4 4 2