SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY SOLID STATE

NAME .. ENROLL NO . BATCH

SECTION-I (ONLY ONE CORRECT)

1. A compound Mp Xq has cubic close packing (ccp)
arrangement of X. Its until cell structure is shown in figure.
The empirical formula of the compounds is
(A) MX (B) MX2
(C) M2 X (D) M5 X14

2. The coordination number of FCC structure for metals is 12 because

(A) Each atom touches 6 others in same layer, 3 in layer above and 3 in layer below
(B) Each atom touches 4 others in same layer, 4 in layer above and 4 in layer below
(C) Each atom touches 6 others in same layer, 3 in layer above and 3 in layer below
(D) Each atom touches 8 other in same layer, 2 in layer below & 2 in layer above
3. A white solid dissolves in water to form a solution that does not conduct electricity. What type of bonding is
most likely present in the solid?
(A) Ionic (B) Metallic
(C) Network covalent (D) Polar covalent
4. CsBr has b.c.c. structure with edge length 4.4 A°. The shortest ionic distance in between Cs+ & Br − is
(A) 3.80 A° (B) 1.86 A°
(C) 2.20 A° (D) 4.3 A°
5. The packing efficiency of the unit cell (two dimensional) as
represented by the following figure is

(A) 54% (B) 75%

(C) 90% (D) 68%

6. A solid has cubic close packed structure in which A-atoms occupy each of the corners, B-atoms occupy
alternate face centre and C-atoms occupy each of the edge centre. Now, if all the atoms lying along the
triangle, “connected one of the face centre of one face to the opposite edge centres of adjoining face, are
removed, then formula of the resulting solid will be
(A) ABC3 (B) A 2B5 C5
(C) A 2BC5 (D) ABC3/2

7. Argon crystallizes in a structure in which the atoms are located at the following coordinates
( 0, 0, 0 ) ;  0, ,  ;  ,0,   , ,0 
1 1 1 1 1 1
 2 2   2 2  2 2 
The unit cell is
(A) simple cubic (B) b.c.c
(C) f.c.c (D) h.c.p
8. In solid NaCl showing Schottky defect and solid AgCl showing Frenkel’s defect
(A) electrical conduction does not happen
(B) electrical conduction happens only in NaCl due to movement of electrons
(C) electrical conduction happens only in NaCl due to movement of ‘holes’
(D) both will conduct electricity
9. The lattice parameter of Ga as (edge length of the lattice) is
° °
(Given: Radius of Ga = 1.22 A, As = 1.25 A )
° °
(A) 5.635A (B) 2.852A
 ° °
(C) 2.47 A (D) 4.94 A
10. If coordination number ratio of cation A and anion B is x : y then the salt is
(A) A yB x (B) A xB y
(C) AB (D) None of these

11. 0.5 mole of H2SO4 is mixed with 0.2 mole of Ca ( OH)2 . The maximum number of mole of CaSO4 formed is
(A) 0.2 (B) 0.5
(C) 0.4 (D) 1.5

12. Which of the following reactions is spontaneous as well as endothermic?

(A) ∆S = +135 J K, ∆H = −48 kJ mole at 400 K
(B) ∆S = −136 J K, ∆H = −48 kJ mole at 400 K
(C) ∆S = +135 J K, ∆H = +48 kJ mole at 400 K
(D) ∆S = −135 J K, ∆H = +48 kJ mole at 400 K

13. Find packing fraction of two dimensional solid having regular octagonal titles type unit cell, is

(A) 77.5% (B) 82.8%

(C) 57.5% (D) 87.5%

13. B
14. Select right expression for determining packing fraction (P.F) of NaCl unit cell (assume ideal), if all ions along
an edge diagonal are absent
4 4 5 3 
( )
π r+3 + r−3
3
π  r+ + 4r−3 
 2 
(A) P.F = 3 (B) P.F =
16 2r−3 16 2 r−3
4 5 3  4 7 3 
π  r+ + 4r−3  π  r+ + 4r−3 
3 2  3 2 
(C) P.F = (D) P.F =
16 2 r−3 16 2 r−3
15. In a face centred cubic lattice, atom. ‘A’ occupies the corner positions and atom ‘B’ occupies the face centred
positions. If one atom of B is missing from one of the face centred points, the formula of the compounds is

(A) A 2B5 (B) A 2B

(C) AB2 (D) A 2B3

16 The coordination number of FCC structure for metals is 12 because

(A) Each atom touches 6 others in same layer, 3 in layer above and 3 in layer below
(B) Each atom touches 4 others in same layer, 4 in layer above and 4 in layer below
(C) Each atom touches 6 others in same layer, 3 in layer above and 3 in layer below
(D) Each atom touches 8 other in same layer, 2 in layer below & 2 in layer above
17. A white solid dissolves in water to form a solution that does not conduct electricity. What type of bonding is
most likely present in the solid?
(A) Ionic (B) Metallic
(C) Network covalent (D) Polar covalent
18. CsBr has b.c.c. structure with edge length 4.4 A°. The shortest ionic distance in between Cs+ &Br − is
(A) 3.80 A° (B) 1.86 A°
(C) 2.20 A° (D) 4.3 A °

19. ( )
The correct figure given below, shows the location of anion A + B − typelatticeB − in crystallographic face-
diagonal plane corresponding the above unit cell is

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

20. If all the ions along one body diagonal are removed and a new cation C(+3) is placed at the corner of above
unit cell. The resulting Stoichiometry of the solid is [assuming unit cell A +B − type]
(A) A 3B9 C2 (B) A12B15 C
(C) A 7B15 C4 (D) A 4B3 C2
21. Edge length of unit cell is
(A) 300 pm (B) 540 pm
(C) 600 pm (D) 500 pm

22. In a face centred cubic of A and B atoms in which A atoms are the corners of the unit and B–atoms at the face
centres. One of the A atoms is missing from one corner in unit cell.The simplest formula of the compounds is
(A) A 7B3 (B) AB3
(C) A 7B24 (D) A 8B21

23. In a compound XY2O4 , oxides ions are arranged in c.c.p and cations X are present in octahedral voids. Cations
Y are equally distributed among octahedral and tetrahedral voids. The fraction of octahedral voids occupied is
1 1
(A) (B)
2 4
1 1
(C) (D)
8 6
24. The lattice parameter of Ga as (edge length of the lattice) is
° °
(Given: Radius of Ga = 1.22 A, As = 1.25 A )
° °
(A) 5.635A (B) 2.852A
° °
(C) 2.47 A (D) 4.94 A

25. If coordination number ratio of cation A and anion B is x : y then the salt is
(A) A yB x (B) A xB y
(C) AB (D) None of these

26. 0.5 mole of H2SO4 is mixed with 0.2 mole of Ca ( OH)2 . The maximum number of mole of CaSO4 formed is
(A) 0.2 (B) 0.5
(C) 0.4 (D) 1.5

27. AB crystallizes in a body centred cubic lattice with edge length ‘a’ equal to 387 pm. The distance between two
oppositely changed ions in the lattice is
(A) 335 pm (B) 250 pm
(C) 200 pm (D) 300 pm

28. What is/are true for an elemental FCC crystal

 (A) there are four atoms per unit cell
(B) there are twelve voids per unit cell
(C) each octahedral voids is surrounded by eight tetrahedral voids
(D) each tetrahedral voids is surrounded by one octahedral void and three tetrahedral voids
29. A crystal is made of particles A, B and C. A forms fcc packing. B occupies all octahedral voids and C occupies
half of the tetrahedral voids in alternate positions. If the particles along two body diagonal are removed then
the formula of crystal would be
(A) A 7B6 C7 (B) A 7B4 C4
(C) A 7B6 C8 (D) A 7B4 C8

Initially particles Removed Remaining

A=4 A A A A
×= 4A − = 7
8 2 2 2
B= B × 1 = 1B 4B – 1B = 3B
C=4 C × 2 = 2C 4C − 2C = 2C

30. The crystallization patterns of KCl and NaCl are same. It is given that rNa+ rcr − = 0.55 and rNa+ rK + = 0.74
What will be the ratio of side of unit cell for KCl to that for NaCl
(A) 0.632 (B) 1.125
(C) 1.114 (D) 1.41
31. A mineral having formula AB2 , crystallizes in the cubic closed-packed lattice, with A atoms occupying the
lattice points. The ratio of co-ordination no. of A atoms to that of B atoms is
(A) 2 (B) 8
(C) 4 (D) 1

32. Select the incorrect statement for an AB unit cell (rock salt type) assuming A + forming fcc:
(A) the nearest neighbour of A + is 6B − ion.
(B) the nearest neightbour of B − is 6A + ion.
(C) the second neighbour of A + is 12A + ion.
π
(D) the packing fraction of AB crystal is .
6
33. Which of the following statements is not correct?
(A) The number of carbon atoms in a unit cell of diamond is 8.
(B) The number of Bravais lattices in which a crystal can be categorized is 14.
(C) The fraction of the total volume occupied by the atoms in a primitive cell is 0.48
(D) Molecular solids are generally volatile

34. A compound AB has rock salt structure where A is fcc packed and B is at edge centre and at centre of unit cell.
The edge length is 115 pm. The distance between two nearest atoms of A is
(A) 57.5 pm (B) 81.3 pm (C) 40.6 pm (D) 89 pm
35. In a solid AB having NaCl structure ‘A’ atoms occupy the corners of the cubic unit cell and face centres. If all
the particles along one body diagonal are removed, then the resultant Stoichiometry of the solid is
(A) AB2 (B) A 2B
(C) A 5B 4 (D) A 4B3
36. A crystal is made of particles X, Y and Z. X forms FCC packing. Y occupies all octahedral voids of X and Z
occupies all tetrahedral voids of X. If all the particles along one body diagonal are removed, then the formula of
crystal would be
(A) AB2 (B) A 2B
(C) A 5B 4 (D) A 4B3

37. Which of the following statement for crystal having Frenkel defect is not correct?
(A) Frenkel defects are observed where the difference in sizes of cations and anion is large
(B) The density of crystals having Frenkel defect is less than that of a pure perfect crystal.
(C) Anionic crystal having Frenkel defect may also contain Schottky defect.
(D) Usually alkali halides do not have Frenkel defect.
38. The volume methane, measured at STP, adsorbed on 2g of charcoal at 0°C and several different pressure is
given as follows
P(mm Hg) 100 200 300 400
Vol. of CH4 absorbed (ml) 19.50 29.0 36.4 42.0
 x 1

What is the value of n if Freundlich’s isotherm  ∝ P n  is followed; (given log 1.87 = 0.271).
m 
(A) n = 1.76 (B) n = 0.57
(C) n = 1.70 (D) n – 0.59
39. Which of the following statement is wrong?
(A) The co-ordination number of each type of ion in CsCl crystal is 8.
(B) A metal that crystallizes in bcc structure has a coordination number of 12.
(C) A unit cell of an ionic crystal shares some of its ion with other unit cells
( )
(D) The length of the unit cell in NaClj is 552 pm rNa+ = 95pm,rCl−1 = 181pm
40. Which of the following are square planar?
−
(A)  Au ( CN)4  (B) [PtCl4 ]
2−

(C) XeF4 (D) All of the above

41. A compound is composed of X, Y and Z. X & Y constitute CCP lattice and Z occupy half of the tetrahedral
voids and X occupy corners of unit cell. If all the atoms from any axis of every unit cell, passing along body
diagonal are missing then what is the formula of the compound?
(A) XY4 Z 4 (B) XY3 Z3
(C) XY2 Z2 (D) XY3 Z 4
42. A compound XY crystallizes in BCC lattice with unit cell edge length of 480 pm. If the radius of Y − is 225 pm.
Then radius of X+ is
(A) 127.5 pm (B) 225 pm
(C) 190.70 pm (D) None of these
43. Which of the following is correct?
(A) True waxes are esters of polyhydric alcohols with higher fatty acids
(B) Mineral oils and essential oils can not be used for soap preparation.
(C) Oil contain a large proportion of saturated fatty acids while fat contain glycerides of unsaturated acids.
(D) Pamitic acid is an unsaturated acid.
44. Which of the following is not having antifluorite structure?
(A) Na2O (B) Li2 O (C) Cs2O (D) K 2 O
45. The distance between tetrahedral and octahedral void in the fcc lattice will be (given edge length of unit cell =
a)
3a
(A) (B) 3a
4
a a
(C) 3 (D)
2 3
46. Which of the following is false?
(A) When NaCl is heated in the atmosphere of Na, metals excess defect arise due to the migration of Na
from vapour to NaCl lattice
(B) Both Schottky and Frenkel defects can effect electrical conductivity and this conduction is known as
intrinsic semiconduction.
(C) Density decreases in Frenkel defect but remains constant in Schottkey defect .
(D) In compounds having metal excess defect F-centres are present which makes then paramagnetic,
coloured and help in n-type semiconduction.

47. Mg crystallizes in a lattice represented as

α = 120º, β = 60º & γ = 90º
There is one more atom in this lattice which can be located by
moving 1/3rd distance along AC and then upward 0.81165a. The
solid has density of 2.0 g/cc and b = 1.633a then the approximate
distance between nearest atoms will be
º º
(A) 4 A (B) 3 A
º º
(C) 5 A (D) 6 A

48. If in NaCl unit cell, another small unit cell (as indicated in solid line) is
prepared, what will be effective no. of NaCl molecules in this small unit cell.

(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4
49. Oxide ions are arranged in ccp (Cubic close Packing). In a spinel-structure. One eighth of tetrahedral holes
occupied by A +2 ions and one half of the octahedral holes are occupied by B +3 .
(A) 28% (B) 76%
(C) 74% (D) 22%

50. Give correct order of initials T (True) or F (False) for following statements.
(I) In an anti fluorite structure anions form FCC lattice and cations occupy all tetrahedral voids
º º
(II) if the radius of cations and anions is 0.2A and 0.95A respectively, then co-ordination number of
cation in the crystal is 4.
(III) An atom/ion is transferred from a lattice site to an interstitial position in Frenkel defect
(IV) Density of crystal always increases due to substitutional impurity defect.
(A) TFFT (B) FTTF
(C) TTFF (D) TFTF

51. In a face centred cubic of A and B atoms in which A atoms are at the corners of the unit cell and B-atoms at
the face centres. One of the A atoms is missing from one corner in unit cell. The simplest formula of the
compound is
(A) A 7B3 (B) AB3
(C) A 7B24 (D) A 8B21
SECTION-II (ONE OR MORE THAN ONE)
1. A layered sequence for an fcc = ccp metal is shown below; (where ‘a’ is the edge length of cube)

A face diagonal passes through the centre of atom ‘d’ and the centre(s) of which other atom(s)?
(A) a (B) b, e
(C) h, l (D) i, j

2. Which of the following are true?

(A) Density of a solid decreases due to Schottky defects
(B) Dielectric constant of a solid decreases due to Frenkel defects
(C) Schottky defects is a stoichiometric defect
(D) Frenkel defect is a non stoichiometric defect.

3. Which of the following statements regarding crystal defect is/are correct?

(A) Due to Schottky defect lattice energy decreases
(B) Density of crystal decreases due to Frenkel defect
(C) Entropy of crystal increases due to Frenkel defect
(D) Thermal stability of crystal decreases due to Schottky defect
Density of crystal does not change due to Frenkel defect.
4. Which of the following is/are true
(A) In α-graphite, the layers are arranged in ABABSS..sequence.
(B) In β-graphite, the layers are arranged in ABCABCSS.sequence (rhombohedral).
(C) Graphite is poor conductor of heat as compared to diamond
(D) When an electric spark is struck between graphite electrodes, soot is produced.

5. Table for some ionic radii are given

Ions K+ Cs+ Mg+2 Sr +2 Br − O −2 S −2
Ionic radii ( Aº ) 1.33 1.69 0.66 1.12 1.96 1.40 1.86
Then predict the compound which can exist in FCC is/are
(A) KBr (B) CsBr
(C) MgO (D) SrS
6. In the structure of CaTlO3 , Ca 2+ ions occupy all the corners of cubic lattice, O2 − ions occupy all the face
centres and Tl4 + ion occupies the central octahedral void. Which of the following are not the co-ordination
number (surrounded by O2 − ions only) of Ca2 + ions?
(A) 6 (B) 8
(C) 4 (D) 12

SECTION-IV (PARAGRAPH)
From the unit cell dimensions, it is possible to calculate the volume of the unit cell. Knowing the density of the metal,
we can calculate the mass of the atoms in the unit cell. The determination of the mass of a single atom gives an
accurate method of determination of Avogadro constant. Suppose, edge length of a unit cell of a cubic crystal
determined by X-ray diffraotion is ‘a’, ‘d’ the density of the solid substance and ‘M’ the molar mass, In case of cubic
crystal:
Volume of a unit cell = a3
Mass of the unit cell = number of atoms in unit cell × mass of each atom = Z ×m
Here ‘Z’ is the number of atoms present in one unit cell and ‘m’ is the mass of a single atom.
Mass of an atom present in the unit cell
M
m= (M = Molar mass )
NA
Mass of unit cell
Therefore, density of the unit cell =
Volume of unit cell
Zm
=
a3
ZM
= 3
a NA
1. Gold has a close-packed structure which can be viewed as spheres occupying 0.74 of the total volume.
What is the radius of gold ion if density of gold is 19.3 g/cc? (Au = 197 amu)
(A) 1.439 × 10−8 cm (B) 4.07 × 10 −8 cm
(C) 1.017 × 10−8 cm (D) 8.23 × 10 −8 cm
2. If the unit cell length of sodium chloride crystal is 600 pm, then its density will be
(A) 2.165 gm/cm3 (B) 3.247 gm/cm3
(C) 1.79 gm/cm 3 (D) 1.082 gm/cm3
3. An element occurs in the bcc structure with a cell edge length of 288 pm. The density of the element is
7.2 g cm–1. How many atoms of the element does 209 gm of the element contain?
(A) 24.18 × 1025 (B) 24.16 × 1023
(C) 24.16 × 10 24
(D) 24.16 × 1026
SECTION-IV (MATRIX MATCH)
1. Match the cations and anions in crystalline solids in List-I with packing arrangement in List-II
List-I List-II

(A) NaCl (p) Cations are in cpp arrangement

(B) ZnS (q) Anions are in ccp arrangement

(C) CaF2 (r) Cations are in octahedral voids

Anions are in tetrahedral void

(D) Na2O (s)

2. Match Column I with Column II

Column-I Column-II
(Reaction) (Product)
Unit cell have six two fold axis of
(A) Rock salt (p)
symmetry

(B) Zinc blend (q) Co-ordination number is 4 for cation

 (C) Wurzate (r) Co-ordination number is 6 for anion

(D) CaF2 (s) Effective number of formula unit is ≥ 4

Distance between octahedral and

(t)
tetrahedral void along body diagonal is
a 3
4

SECTION-VI (INTEGER)
1. In a planar tetra-atomic molecule AB3 A is at the centroid of an equilateral triangle formed by atoms B. If the A-
B bond distance is 1, what is the square of the distance between the centres of any two B atoms
2. A body-centred cubic lattice is made-up of two types of atoms, A and B in which A occupy the body-centre,
while B is at the corners. Due to some imperfections in the solid, one corner is left unoccupied per unit cell and
formula of the solid is A xB y . Here x is

°
3. Density of Li is 0.053 g/cm3 and the edge length is 3.5A . Find out the number of Li atoms in a unit cell.
( NA = 6 × 1023 and M = 6.94 g mol–1).
( C60 )
n−
4. In a FCC lattices of Fulleride ion , potassium ion occupy all tetrahedral voids as well as octahedral
voids. The ratio of number of carbon atoms to number of potassium atoms per unit cell is x. Find the value of
x/10.
5. Assume KBr, Li2O, Zinc blende, Fe2O3, CaF2, NaCl – all have perfect undistorted structures (exact
fitting). How many above given compounds have void fraction greater than 0.3?

6. How many square faces are there in truncated octahedron?

7. In a cubic unit cell atoms ‘A’ occupies the corners and centre, atoms ‘B’ occupies the face centres, and atoms
‘C’ occupies the edge centres. If all the atoms one one of the planes which is bisecting the unit cell is to two
equal halves, are removed. Calculate the total number of atoms (X), present in the unit cell. What is the value
of ( X 4 ) ?
(Given that, the plane is not a diagonal plane)

8. Salt AB2 has flurite structure with ‘A’ in fcc and ‘B’ in all tetrahedral voids. 25% of ‘B’ is replaced by ‘A’ and then
25% of available ‘A’ is replaced by ‘B’ to get a theoretically possible compound A xB y . What would be value of
‘x + y’?
 ANSWER
SINGLE CORRECT
1. B 12. C 23. A 34. B 45. A
2. C 13. B 24. B 35. C 46. C
3. D 14 B 25. A 36. B 47. B
4. A 15. A 26. A 37. B 48. B
5. C 16. C 27. A 38. A 49. D
6. C 17. D 28. 39. B 50. D
7. C 18. A 29. A 40. D 51. C
8. D 19. D 30. B 41. A
9. B 20. B 31. A 42. C
10. A 21. C 32. D 43. B
11. A 22. C 33. C 44. C

ONE OR MORE THAN ONE

1. B,C,D 4. A,B,C,D
2. A,C 5. ACD
3. ACD 6. ABC

PARAGRAPH
1. A
2 C
3. B

MATRIX MATCH
1. A→r,s; B→q; C→p,s; D→q
2. A→p,r,s,t; B→p,q,s,t; C→q; D→p, t
INTEGER
1. 3 5. 0
2. 8 6. 6
3. 2 7. 1
4. 2 8. 8

SOLUTIONS
SINGLE CORRECT
1. B
 Mp Xq has ocp structure, therefore
1 1
X = 8× + 6× = 4
8 2
1
M = 4× +1= 2
4
So, unit cell formula of the compound is M2 X 4 and the empirical formula of the compound is
MX2 .
2. C
3. D
4. A
3a 3
r+ + r− = = × 4.4 = 3.80A °
2 2
5. C
Above two dimensional packing represents the following unit
cell:
Packing efficiency = (area covered by balls/area of hexagon) x
100.
Effective number of balls covered in the hexagon = 3
So, packing fraction = 90%
Hence (C) is the correct answer
6. C
Formula of ideal solid = ABC3
Now, according to the given condition, two situations are possible (i) no corner atoms can be
removed, one face centred atom can be removed and 2-edge centred atom can be removed. So,
the possible formula of resulting solid AB1 2C5 2 or A 2BC5 .
(ii) No corner atom can be removed, no face centred atom removed and only two edge centred
atoms can be removed. Sot the possible formula of the solid will be ABC5/2.
Hence, (C) is the correct answer
7. C
8. D
9. B
rc 1.22
= = 0.976
ra 1.25
Hence Ga has in body centred or cubic void where 3a = 2 ( rc + ra )
3a = 2 × [1.25 + 1.22] = 4.94
10. A
Molar ratio of cation A and anion B is inversely proportional to coordination number ratio.
11. A
H2SO4 + Ca ( OH)2 → CaSO 4 + 2H2O
Initially 0.5mole 0.2mole − −
Finally 0.3mole 0 0.2mole 0.4mole
Limiting reagent is Ca(OH)2
12. C
Find ∆G in each can by ∆G = ∆H − T∆S
(A) is spontaneous and exothermic
(B) is non-sponeous and exothermic
(C) is spontaneous and enothermic
(D) is non-spontaneous and endothermic

Let sides of octagon = a

2
 a a 
Area covered =  a + +  −a
2

 2 2 
 ( )
2
a2 a + 2 − a2
% covered =
( )
2
a2 1 + 2

(1 + 2 ) − 1
2
2

=
(1 + 2 )
2

 1 
= 1 −  × 100
 ( 2.414 ) 
2

= 82.8%
14 B
 1 5  1 5
Effective number of Na + = 4 −  1 + 2 ×  = r + = 4 −  1 + 2 ×  = r +
 4  2  4  2
−
Effective number of Cl = 4
For Cl− 2a = 4r
15. A
1
Number of atoms of ' A ' = 8 × =1
8
1 5
Number of atoms of ‘B’ = 5 × =
2 2
5
A : B = 1: = 2 : 5
2
16. C
17. D
18. A
3a 3
r+ + r− = = × 4.4 = 3.80A °
2 2
19. D
20. B
21. C
No. of formula unit in given cube = Moles × NA
22. C
1 7
No. of A atoms = × 7 =
8 8
1
No. of B atoms = 6 × = 3
2
7
A : B = :3 = 7 : 27
8
Mol. Formula = A 7B24
23. A
24. B
rc 1.22
= = 0.976
ra 1.25
Hence Ga has in body centred or cubic void where 3a = 2 ( rc + ra )
3a = 2 × [1.25 + 1.22] = 4.94
25. A
Molar ratio of cation A and anion B is inversely proportional to coordination number ratio.
26. A
H2SO4 + Ca ( OH)2 → CaSO 4 + 2H2O
Initially 0.5mole 0.2mole − −
Finally 0.3mole 0 0.2mole 0.4mole
Limiting reagent is Ca(OH)2
27. A
 ( ) ( )
For a bcc lattice, 2 r + + r − 2 r + + r − = 3a
Where r = radius of cation
r = radius of anion
a = edge length
3 × 387
∴r + + r − = = 335.142pm ≈ 335pm
2
28.
29. A
30. B
rNa+  r + 
= 0.55 or  1 + Na  = 1 + 0.55
rcr  rcr 
rNa+ + rcr
= 1.55 ...(1)
rcr
rK + 1
=
rNa+ 0.74
rK + 1 r + 0.55
= ⇒ K =
0.55 Tcr 0.74 rcr 0.74
rK + 0.55
+1= +1
rcr 0.74
rK + + rcr 1.29
= ...(2)
rcr 0.74
Equation (2) divided by (1)
r + + rcr 1.29
= K = = 1.125
rNa+ + rcr 0.74 × 1.55
31. A
AB2 has fluorite structure. In which coordination number of A is 8 and that of B is 4.
32. D
Packing fraction of AB unit cell should be more than 0.74
33. C
Packing fraction of primitive unit cell is 0.52
34. B
For F.C.C packing 4r = 2a = 2 × 115; so distance between two ‘A’ atom

2 × 115 115
∴2r = =
2 2
= 81.3 pm
35. C
No. of A per unit cell = 4
No. of B per unit cell = 4
B will be present at all the edge centres and body centre.
If all the atoms are removed along one body diagonal, then and atoms of A from corner and one
atom of B from body centre will be removed.
1 15
A left = 4 − 2 × =
4 4
B left = 4 − 1× 1 = 3
A 15 B3  → A 15B12 → A 5B 4
4
36. B
Same as Q. 22
37. B
 Density of the crystal remains same in Frenkel defect
38. A
1
x
= kp n
m
1
19.5 × 16  100  n
= k  ....(i)
22400 × 2  760 
1
29 × 16  200  n
= k  ...(ii)
22400 × 2  760 
1
34.4 × 16  300  n
= k  ...(iii)
22400 × 2  760 
On solving
n= 1.76
39. B
40. D
All Pt(II) and Au(III) compounds with CN = 4) are square planar, irrespective of nature of ligand.
XeF4 is sp3 d2 hybridised with two lone pairs and is square planar in shape.
41. A
If no particle is missing
Number of X (per unit cell) = 1 (from corners)
Number of Y = 3, (from face centres)
Number of Z = 4 (from alternate tetrahedral void)
Hence formula = XY3Z4
After removal of particles X 1 Y3 Z 4 −1 = XY4 Z 4
1−
4
42. C
3 × 480
( )
For BCC lattice, 2 r + + r − = 3a or r + =
2
− 225 = 190.70p.m
43. B
(A) True waxes are esters of monohydric alcohols with higher fatty acids.
(B) Mineral oils and essential oil cannot be used for soap preparation because they do not contain
fatty acid glycerides.
(C) Oil contain higher proportion of a glycerides of unsaturated acids, while fats contains a large
proportion of saturated fatty acids.
(D) Pamitic acid CH3 ( CH2 )14 COOH is saturated acid.
44. C
45. A
Octahedral void is at the centre of the cube and edge centre. Tetrahedral voids are present at
1
th of the distance along each body diagonal
4
46. C
47. B
mass 2 × 24
Volume = = = 4 × 10 −23 cm3
d 6.022 × 1023
a2 sin 60 × 1.633 a = 4 × 10 −23 ⇒ a ≈ 3 A º
48. B
49. D
4 4 4
4 × πro3− + 2 × πrB3+3 + πrA3+2
P.F = 3 3 3
a3
 4r − = a 2
 O I +2
 r +3 , A− = 0.225
 B− = 0.414 r
r
 3
4   rA +2  
 r +3
4 + 2 ×  B
 +   
3  r −
  rO−  
 O
P.F =
16 2
= 0.78 so 78% is occupied and 22% is unoccupied.
50. D
51. C
1 7
No. of A atoms = × 7 =
8 8
1
No. of B atoms = 6 × = 3
2
7
A : B = : 3 = 7 : 24
8
Mol. Formula = A 7B24
ONE OR MORE THAN ONE
1. B,C,D
If the layers are superimposed, the unit cell will appears the three face diagonals originating from
centre of ‘d’ are the lines connecting the centres of the atoms
2. A,C

d→e→b
d→h→l
d→i→ j

3. ACD
4. A,B,C,D
Diamond is better conductor of heat then graphite.
5. ACD
r+ 1.33
Radius ration K = = 0.678 which is less than 0.73 ⇒ KBr has FCC lattice
rBr − 7.96
rCs 1.69
= = 0.863 which is greater than 0.73 ⇒ CsBr has BCC lattice.
rBr − 1.96
rMg+2 0.66
= = 0.472 which less than 0.73 ⇒ MgO has FCC lattice.
rO−2 0.40
rSr +2 1.12
= = 0.609 which is less than 0.736 ⇒ Srs has FCC lattice.
rs − 2 1.64
6. ABC
In one plane, one Ca2+ ion is surrounded by 4O2 − ions, 4O2 − ions above and 4O2 − ions below

PARAGRAPH
1. A
0.74 occupancy of the total volume shows that it has a face-centred cubic cell.
Z×M 4 × 197
Density,d = 3 ⇒ a3 =
a × NA 6.023 × 10 23 × 19.3
= 67.8 × 10 −24 cm3
⇒ a = 4.07 × 10 −8
2a
For fcc, f = = 1.439 × 10 −8 cm
4
2 C
 Z×M
d=
a3 × NA
4 × 58.5
= 1.79 gm cm3
( )
3
6.023 × 1023 600 × 10 −10
3. B
Z × weight
We know, density d = , ( where aislnpm )
Number of atoms × a3 × 10 −30

2 × 208
Number of atoms = ( for bcc,Z = 2 )
7.2 × ( 288 ) × 10 −30
3

= 24.187 × 1023

MATRIX MATCH
1. A→r,s; B→q; C→p,s; D→q
2. A→p,r,s,t; B→p,q,s,t; C→q; D→p, t
For cubic crystal system, there are 6 two fold axis of symmetry exist
In Rock salt structure the distance between octahedral and tetrahedral void along the body
a 3
diagonal is
4
( )
In zinc blende structure, the cation Zn+2 occupy half of the tetrahedral site.

( )
In Wuzite structure, the cations Zn2+ occupy halfj of the tetrahedral sites.

INTEGER
1. 3
2. 8
3. 2
Z ×M Z × 6.94
x= = = 0.53
(
NA × a3 6 × 1023 × 3.5 × 10 −8 )
3

⇒ Z = 2.
4. 2
( C60 )
n
= 4 unit cell
+
K ions = 12 unitcell
C 240
ratio of = = 20
K+ 12
5. 0
In fcc & hcp-lattice P.F. is 0.74 & in given compounds some voids are also occupied without
distorting the lattice. So P.F. is higher than 0.74
V.F. = 1–P.F
So, in all given cases V.F. is less than 0.3.
6. 6
Refer shape of truncated octahedron.
=4
7. 1
1
Initial no. of atoms: A :× 8 + 1× 1 = 2
8
1
B : ×6 = 3
2
1
C : × 12 = 3
4
The plane bisecting the unit cell is covering 1 atom of A, 4 atoms each of B and C.
∴ on removing these, atoms left are,
A = 2 −1= 1
B = 3−2 =1
 C = 3 −1= 2
8. 8
AB2 → (Fluorite structure )
A B
No.of atoms unit 4 8
8 8
After 1st replacement 4 + = 6 8− = 6
4 4
6 6
After 2nd replacement 6 − = 4.5 6 + = 6.735
4 4
(9 2) (15 2 )
So, formula of theoretical compound is
A 3 B5
So, ' x + y ' = 3 + 5 = 8