MCQs Solid State Physics (Chapter 3-5)

BY MANSOOR SULTAN

(1) The electrical conductivity of the solution of NaCl is because of movement of

…………….
a) Free electrons b) bounded electron c) charged ion d)
both a & b
(2) Silicon substance is the example of .............. bonding.
a) ionic b) covalent c) metallic d)
hydrogen
(3) The creation of phonon is possible by .................... scattering of photon.
a) Only elastic b) only inelastic c) both a & b d) none of
above
(4) For sufficient small deformation, the stress is..................... to strain
a) proportional b) Inversely proportional c) both a & b
d) none of above
(5) A cubic crystal has basically .............. stress components.
a) seven b) eight c) nine d) ten
(6) In the elastic collision, the ......................... remains conserve.
a) momentum b) kinetic energy c) potential energy d)

both a & b
(7) According to Hook’s law, the force is proportional to the …………………...
of object
a) acceleration b) displacement c) velocity d) both
a&c
(8) Propagation of wave through the crystal is possible by uniform stretching
or compression.
a) true b) false
(9) Momentum of phonon by De-broglie is p=…………..
a) h/λ b) mv c) ħk d) both a & c
(10) Deformation in crystal can be studied mathematically by
tensor analysis
a) true b) false
(11) Deformation in crystal can be studied mathematically by
tensor analysis
(a) true b) false
(12) Can repulsive interatomic forces be responsible for crystal formation.
(a) Yes b) No
(13) Van der waal bonding is ................... of all bonding.
(a) strongest b) weakest c) energetic d) all of above
(14) Highly penetrating radiation during diffraction experiment is
… beam
(a) electron b) X-ray c) neutron d) all of these
(15) Lattice vibrations are ……………..
(a) longitudinal b) transverse c) both a & b d) none of above
(16) Energy of elastic waves is always……………..
(a) zero b) continuous c) quantized d) can’t be
predicted
(17) is a quantum of lattice vibrational energy
(a) electron b) proton c) phonon d) all of these
(18) transfer of electrons take place in .................. bonding
(a) covalent b) metallic c) ionic d) all of these
(19) The ability of an atom to lose or gain electrons is called:

(a)Electrostatic (b) Electronegativity (c) Electric

induction (d) none of these
 (20) Poor conductors of electricity is characteristic of
(a) Ionic compounds (b)Covalent compounds
(c) metallic compounds (d)dative compounds
(21) Stress and Strain are -------------- type of tensor properties
(a) electronic (b) mechanical c) chemical d) all
(22) The phase and group velocities does not depend on which of
the following
(a)frequency (b)wavelength (c) phase constant (d)
attenuation constant
(23) In a crystal lattice the number of nearest neighbours to each atom
is called the………………
(a)Coordination number (b) Symmetry

(24) Distance between two nearest ions of same kind in NaCl structure

(a) 4.87 Aᵒ (b) 5.63 Aᵒ (c) 6.92 Aᵒ (d)2.81 Aᵒ

(25) Which of the following is not a basic type of strain?

(a) Compressive strain (b) Shear strain
(c) Area strain (d) Volume strain
(26) Lattice vibration is
(a) Circulatory motion(b) Simple harmonic motion
(c) Projectile motion (d) None of them
(27) The SI unit of stress is same as that of
(a) Force (b) Momentum (c) Pressure (d) Work
(28) Limit of proportionality depends upon
 (a) Area of cross-section (b) Type of loading (c) Type of
material (d)All of the mentioned
(29) In powder method we can take crystals in form of….
(a) Mono-crystal (b) Die-crystal (c) Tri-crystal (d) Poly-
crystal
(30) Distance calculated from known wavelength of the source
and measured angle
(a) Maxwell’s equation (b) Bragg’s equation
(c) Debye equation (d) Scherer equation
(31) The lowest melting point is found in crystalline solids
having bonds.
(a) Metallic (b) covalent (c) ionic (d) van der waals
(32) Braggg equation is consequence of
(a)Schrodinger equation (b) laue equation (c) Miller indices (d)
diamond structure
(33) Viscous forces fall into which kind of the following forces acting on a
body?
(a) Pressure force (b) Tensile force (c) Body forces (d)
Surface forces
(34) A phonon is emitted or absorbed in scattering of Photon by a
crystal
(a) elastic (b) inelastic (c) a&b (d) None

(35) According to Einstein model, as temperature approaches zero,

lattice contribution to heat capacity of solid approaches to
(a)infinity (b)zero (c) any value (d) constant large
value
(36) Lattice vibrations are
 (a) longitudinal (b)transverse (c) both a&b (d) None
(37) The momentum of phonon is
(a) ℏ K (b) ℏ ω (c) zero (d) none of these

(38) Relationship between atomic radius (r) and edge length (a) is
a) a= 4 r (b) r= 4 a (c) a= 4 r 4
(d) r= a
3 3 √3 √3
(39) Void space in an atom=?
a) 100% + APE (b) 100% - APE (c) 100% x APE (d) 100% ÷ APE
(40) How many coordinate number of atom per unit cell in simple unit cell?
a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8
(41) Lattice gives us information about?
a) Orientation (b) Size (c) Shape (d) All of these
(42) Who gives us the method to designate within the solid and crystal
of lattice plane?
a) Miller Indices (a) Euclid (c) David Hilbert (d) Alan Turing
(43) X-ray diffraction patterns are used for studying crystal structure of
solids because
a) They have very high energy, hence they can penetrate through solids
b) They are electromagnetic radiation, and hence do not interact with
matter (crystals)
c) Their wavelengths are comparable to inter-atomic distances d) Their high
frequency enables rapid analysis
(44) In Bragg’s equation [nλ = 2.d.sinθ], θ is the angle between:
a) specimen surface and incident rays (b) normal to specimen surface and incident
rays(c) parallel lattice surfaces d distance apart and incident rays
d) normal to parallel lattice surfaces d distance apart and incident rays
(45) The relationship between reciprocal lattice and real space lattice is………

a)⃗ ⃗.⃗ ⃗ = 1 (b)⃗ ⃗.⃗ ⃗ ≠ 1 (c)⃗ ⃗.⃗ ⃗

=0 ≠0
(d)⃗.⃗ ⃗
(46) The Brillouin zone is a ............... of the reciprocal lattice.
a) Winger-Seitz cell (b) Primitive cell (c) Both of these (d) None of these (47)
The law of reflection states that the angle of incidence ray is equal to the…..
(a) Angle of reflected ray (b) Angle of diffracted ray (c) Both of these
d) None of these
(48) According to Bragg’s equation,=?
a) 1 (b) (c) 2 (d) 3

2
√ℎ +
2
√ + 2
√ℎ +
2 2 2
√ℎ + +
2

2 2
+ + +
(49) The Wigner-Seitz cell in the reciprocal space is known as the……….
a) First Brillouin zone (b) Second Brillouin zone (c) Third Brillouin zone
d) None of these
(50) In Lewis dot symbols represents elements with their.

a) Inner electron (b) Valence electron c) Both a and b d) None of above

(51) The reciprocal lattice points that are intersected by Ewald sphere has
to satisfy Braggs condition to strongly.

a) Reflect b) Refract c) Diffract d) All of above

(52) A Bravais lattice is geometrical periodic pattern with crystal where all
the points are.

a) Equivalent b) Not Equivalent c) Approximate d) Close to each

(53) In model of Sodium chloride ion the sodium ion are.

a) Smaller than chloride ion b) Greater than chloride ion c) Neither

greater nor smaller than chloride ion d) None of above
 (54) The combination of these vectors is used to define the crystal
translational vectors “r”.

a) r = 1 1 + 2 2 + 3 3 b) v = 1 1 +
2 2 + 3 3 c) n = 1 1 +
2 2 + 3 3 d) a = 1 1+ 2 2 + 3 3

(55) A primitive cell corresponds to a single lattice point with.

a) Continuous translational symmetry b) Neither Discrete nor Continuous

c) Discrete translational symmetry d) None of above

Answers
1c, 2b, 3b, 4a, 5c, 6d, 7b, 8a, 9d, 10a, 11a, 12b, 13b, 14b, 15c, 16c, 17c, 18c, 19b, 20b, 21b, 22d, 23a,
24b, 25c, 26b, 27c, 28a, 29d, 30b, 31d, 32b, 33b, 34a, 35a, 36c, 37, 38c, 39b, 40c, 41a, 42a, 43c, 44c,
45a, 46a, 47a, 48b, 49a, 50b, 51c, 52a, 53a, 54a, 55c