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Ch. 1 Solid State

Level I
01. The relation a  b  c and       90o belong 07. The empty space in the hexagonal close-packed
to the crystal system structure is about
(a) triclinic (a) 26%
(b) monoclinic (b) 32%
(c) rhombic (c) 34%
(d) cubic (d) 38%
02. In a tetragonal crystal, 08. The unit cell present in the crystal lattice of
(a)  =  = 90o   and a = b = c copper is _______.

(b)  =  =  = 90o and a  b  c (a) trigonal

(c)  =  = = 90 o and a = b  c (b) cube

(c) tetragonal
(d)  =  = 90o,  = 120o and a = b  c
(d) hexagonal
03. Diamond is a
09. The number of octahedral sites per sphere in fcc
(a) metallic crystal
structure is
(b) covalent crystal
(a) 2
(c) ionic crystal
(b) 1
(d) molecular crystal
(c) 4
04. In the face centred unit cell, the points are
(d) 3
present at the
10. The number of tetrahedral sites per sphere in ccp
(a) corners and face centres of the unit cell
structure is
(b) corners of the unit cell
(a) 4
(c) face centres of the unit cell
(b) 3
(d) corners and centre of the unit cell
(c) 2
05. The number of atoms present per face centred
(d) 1
cubic unit cell is_______.
11. The packing efficiency for a body centred cubic
(a) 1
structure is
(b) 2
(a) 0.42
(c) 3
(b) 0.53
(d) 4
(c) 0.68
06. The unit cell present in ABCABC type packing
(d) 0.82
of atoms is
12. The intermetallic compound LiAg crystallizes in
(a) body centred cube
cubic lattice in which both lithium and silver
(b) hexagonal
have co-ordination number eight. The crystal
(c) face centred cube
class is _______.
(d) tetragonal
(a) simple cubic
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(b) body centred cubic 17. An ionic compound AxBy occurs in fcc type
(c) hexagonal close packed crystal structure with B ion at the centre of each
(d) face centred cubic face and A ion occupying corners of the cube.
13. The edge length of fcc unit cell is 610 pm. If the Give the formula AxBy.
radius of the cation is 128 pm the radius of the (a) AB3
anion is _______. (b) AB4
(a) 177 pm (c) A3B
(b) 354 pm (d) A4 B
(c) 482 pm 18. In the primitive cubic unit cell of closed packed
(d) 738 pm atoms, the radius of atom in terms of edge
14. Which of the following statement is correct in length (a) of unit cell is
the rock-salt structure of an ionic compound ? 3
(a) a
(a) Co-ordination number of cation is four 4
whereas that of anion is six a
(b)
(b) Co-ordination number of cation is six 2

whereas that of anion is four 3

(c) a
(c) Co-ordination number of cation and anion 2

is four 2
(d) a
(d) Co-ordination number of cation and anion 2

is six 19. In the face-centred cubic unit cell of closest

15. The anion A forms hexagonal closest packing packed atoms, the radius of atoms in terms of
edge length (a) of the unit cell is
2
and cations B occupy only octahedral voids
3 a
(a)
in it, then the general formula of the compound 2

is a
(b)
2
(a) BA
(b) BA2 a
(c)
2 2
(c) B2A3
(d) B3A2 3
(d) a
4
16. In a cubic unit cell, seven of the eight corners
20. Which of the following expressions is correct in
are occupied by atoms A and centres of faces are
case of a sodium chloride unit cell (edge length,
occupied by atoms B. The general formula of
a) ?
the compound is
(a) rc + ra = 0
(a) A7B6
a
(b) Al2B7 (b) rc + ra =
2
(c) A24B7
(c) rc + ra = 2a
(d) A7B24
(d) rc + ra = 2a
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21. The cubic unit cell of aluminium (molar mass (d) Triclinic
–1
27.0 g mo1 ) has an edge length of 405 pm. Its 26. Which of the following fcc structure contains
density is 2.7 g cm–3. The unit cell is cations in alternate tetrahedral voids ?
(a) primitive (a) NaCl
(b) face-centred (b) ZnS
(c) body-centred (c) Na2O
(d) end-centred (d) CaF2
22. A substance has a density of 1.984 g cm–3 and it 27. For which crystal anion-anion contact is valid?
crystallizes in the face-centred cubic crystal with (a) NaF
edge length equal to 630 pm. The molar mass of (b) NaI
the substance is (c) CsBr
(a) 37.35 g mol–1 (d) KCl
–1
(b) 56.02 g mo1 28. Which of the following statements is not correct
–1
(c) 74.70 g mo1 ?
(d) 65.36 g mol–1 (a) The fraction of the total volume
23. Ammonium chloride crystallizes in a body- unoccupied by the atoms in a primitive
centred cubic lattice with edge length of unit cell cell is 0.48
–
equal to 387 pm. If the size of Cl ion is 181 pm, (b) Molecular solids are generally volatile
the size of NH+4 ion would be (c) The number of carbon atoms in a unit cell

(a) 116 pm of diamond is 4

(b) 154 pm (d) The number of Bravais lattices in which a

(c) 174 pm crystal can be categorized is 14.

(d) 206 pm 29. A substance AxBy crystallizes in a face centred

24. The interionic distance for cesium chloride cubic fcc lattice in which atoms A occupy each

crystal will be corner of the cube and atoms B occpy the

(a) a centres of each face of the cube. Identify the

a correct composition of the substance AxBy.

(b)
2 (a) AB3

3a (b) A4B3
(c)
2 (c) A3B
2a (d) Composition cannot be specified
(d)
3 30. The Ca2+ and F– ions are located in CaF2 crystal,
25. Which of the following has no rotation of Ca2+ ion and F– ions are respectively at face
symmetry ? centred cubic lattice points and in
(a) Hexagonal (a) tetrahedral voids
(b) Orthorhombic (b) half of tetrahedral voids
(c) Cubic (c) octahedral voids
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(d) half of octahedral voids (c) In an ionic crystal having Frenkel defect
31. An element (with atomic mass = 250) may also contain Schottky defect
crystallises in a simple cubic. If the density of (d) Pure alkali halides do not have Frenkel
the unit cell is 7.2 g cm–3, what is the radius of defect
the element ? 36. Semi conductors are manufactured by addition
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(a) 1.93 × 10 cm of impurities of
(b) 1.93 × 10–8 cm (a) s-block elements
(c) 1.93 × 10–8Å (b) actinoids
–8
(d) 1.93 × 10 cm (c) lanthanoids
32. CuSO4  5H2O belongs to (d) p-block elements

(a) triclinic system 37. n type semiconductor is formed when trace

(b) cubic system amount of impurity is added to silicon. The

(c) tetragonal system number of electrons in the impurity atom must

(d) hexagonal system be

33. In sodium chloride crystal, the number of (a) 5

nearest neighbours of each Na+ ion is (b) 3

(a) 8 Cl– ions (c) 2

(b) 8 Na+ ions (d) 1

(c) 6 Cl– ions 38. Polar molecular solids

(d) 12 Cl– ions (a) are good conductor of electricity

34. If a is the edge length of unit cell of sodium (b) are poor conductor of electricity

chloride, the distance between the nearest Na+ (c) do not conduct electricity

and Cl– ion is (d) are semiconductor of electricity

(a) a 39. With reference to Guoy's method which of the

following statement is not correct ?
(b) 2a
(a) The diamagnetic substance weighs less in
a
(c) the magnetic field
2
(b) The paramagnetic substance weighs more
(d) 3a
in the magnetic field
35. Which of the following statements for crystals
(c) The diamagnetic substance weighs
having Frenkel defect is not correct ?
maximum in the magnetic field
(a) Frenkel defects are observed where the
(d) The ferromagnetic substance weighs
difference in sizes of cations and anions is
maximum in the magnetic field
large
40. The solid is said to be amorphous if
(b) The density of crystals having Frenkel
(a) there is only a long range order of its
defect is lesser than that of a pure perfect
constituent particles
crystal
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(b) there is only a short range order of its (c) 0.155 to 0.225
constituent particles (d) 0.225 to 0.414
(c) there is a long range and a short range 45. How many ‘nearest’ and ‘next nearest’
order of its constituent particles neighbours respectively potassium has in bcc
(d) there is a long range repeated order of its lattice ?
constituent particles (a) 8, 8
41. KCl and SO2 are _______. (b) 8, 6
(a) ionic solid and polar molecular solid (c) 6, 8
respectively (d) 6, 6
(b) ionic solid and non-polar molecular solid 46. For a solid with the following structure, the co-
respectively ordination number of the points A and B
(c) ionic solid and covalent solid respectively respectively are
(d) covalent solid and non-polar molecular
solid respectively
42. In the closest packing of atoms,
(a) the size of tetrahedral void is greater than
that of octahedral void
(b) the size of tetrahedral void is equal to that (a) 6, 8
of octahedral void (b) 8, 8
(c) the size of tetrahedral void is smaller than (c) 6, 6
that of octahedral void (d) 4,6
(d) the size of tetrahedral void is greater than 47. If ‘a’ stands for the edge length of the cubic
that of octahedral void systems : simple cubic, body centred cubic and
43. In the closest packing of atoms, there are face centred cubic, then the ratio of the radii of
(a) one tetrahedral void and two octahedral the spheres in these systems will be respectively
voids per atom 1 3 1
(a) a: a: a
(b) two tetrahedral voids and me octahedral 2 4 2 2
void per atom 1 1
(b) a: 3a : a
(c) two of each tetrahedral and octahedral 2 2
voids per atom 1 3 2
(c) a: a: a
(d) one of each tetrahedral and octahedral 2 2 2
void per atom (d) 1a : 3a : 2a
44. The ionic compound is expected to have 48. Which arrangement of electrons describes
r ferromagnetism?
octahedral structure if c lies in the range of
ra
(a) 
(a) 0.414 to 0.732
(b) 
(b) 0.732 to 0.82
(c) 
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(d)  (a) Sr2+

49. Which of the following statements for crystals (b) K+
having Schottky defect is not correct ? (c) Li+
(a) Schottky defect arises due to the absence (d) Br–
of a cation or anion from the position 53. Study the figure of a solid given below depicting
which it is expected to occupy the arrangement of particles. Which is the most
(b) Schottky defects are more common in appropriate term used for the figure ?
ionic compounds with high coordination
numbers
(c) The density of the crystals having
Schottky defect is larger than that of the
perfect crystal
(d) The crystal having Schottky defect is (a) Isotropy
electrical neutral as a whole (b) Anisotropy
50. Which of the following is true for metallic (c) Irregular shape
solid? (d) Amorphous nature
(a) Metallic solids do not melt 54. In CaF2 type (fluorite structure) Ca2+ ions form
(b) Metallic solids have low melting point W structure and F– ions are present in all X
(c) Metallic solids melts instantly voids. The coordination number of Ca2+ is Y and
(d) Metallic solids have high melting point F– is Z. W, X, Y and Z respectively are
51. If three elements X, Y and Z crystallise in a ccp W X Y Z
lattice with X atoms at the corners, Y atoms at (a) ccp octahedral 8 4
the cube centre and Z atoms at the edge, the (b) bcc tetrahedral 4 8
formula of the compound will be (c) ccp tetrahedral 8 4
(a) XYZ (d) ccp octahedral 4 8
(b) XYZ2 55. Complete the following table :
(c) XYZ3
(d) X2Y2Z
52. In the given crystal structure what should be the
cation X which replaces Na+ to create a cation
vacancy ?

(a) A - Impurity defects, B - Stoichiometric

defects, C - Non-stoichiometric defects, D
- Anion excess defects
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(b) A - Stoichiometric defects, B - Non- 58. In Zinc blende structure

stoichiometric defects, C - Impurity (a) zinc ions occupy half of the tetrahedral
defects, D - Metal excess defects sites
(c) A - Non-stoichiometric defects, B - (b) each Zn2+ ion is surrounded by six
Stoichiometric defects, C - Impurity sulphide ions
defects, D - Cation vacancy (c) each S2– ion is surrounded by six Zn2+
(d) A - Impurity defects, B - Stoichiometric ions
defects, C - Metal excess defects, D - (d) it has fcc structure
Non-stoichiometric defects 59. A metal crystallises into a lattice containing a
56. Zinc oxide loses oxygen on heating according to sequence of layers as AB AB AB ……… What
the reaction percentage of voids are left in the lattice ?
1 (a) 72%
ZnO  
heat
 Zn 2 + O2 + 2e –
2 (b) 48%
It becomes yellow on heating because (c) 32%
2+
(a) Zn ions and electrons move to (d) 26%
interstitial sites and F-centres are created 60. The conductivity of intrinsic semiconductors can
(b) Oxygen and electrons move out of the be increased by adding a suitable impurity. This
crystal and ions become yellow process is called A. This can be done with an
2+
(c) Zn again combine with oxygen to give impurity which is B rich or deficient as
yellow oxide compared to the semiconductor. Such impurities
2+
(d) Zn are replaced by oxygen introduce C defects in them. Electron rich
57. In the table given below, dimensions and angles impurities result in D type semiconductors while
of various crystals are given. Complete the table electron deficit impurities result in E type
by filling the blanks semiconductors.
Type of Crystal Dimensions Angles A B C D E
1. Cubic a=b=c  = p (a) doping proton point p n
2. Tetragonal q  = 90 o
(b) doping electron stoichiometric p n
3. Orthorhombic abc r (c) energy proton impurity n p
4. Hexagonal s  = 90  = t
o gap
(d) doping electron electronic n p
p q r s t
90o a=bc === a=b c 120o
90o
120o a=b=c  = 90o ab c 90o
 =  = 120o
90o ab=c  =  ab c 90o
 =  = 120o
120o abc    ab= c 120o
    90o
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Level II
01. Which of the following statements is TRUE? (b) covalent bonds
(a) Both crystalline and amorphous solids are (c) coordinate bonds
isotropic. (d) London forces
(b) Both crystalline and amorphous solids are 06. At low temperature and high pressure, SO2
anisotropic. freezes to form crystalline solid. Which term
(c) Crystalline solids except those having best describes the solid?
cubic structure are isotropic and (a) Ionic crystal
amorphous solids are anisotropic. (b) Covalent crystal
(d) Crystalline solids except those having (c) Metallic crystal
cubic structure are anisotropic and (d) Molecular crystal
amorphous solids are isotropic. 07. In graphite, carbon atoms in the hexagonal rings
02. Which among the following will show are joined together due to _______.
anisotropy? (a) ionic bonding
(a) Glass (b) coordinate bonding
(b) Barium chloride (c) metallic bonding
(c) Wood (d) covalent bonding
(d) Tar 08. Match the following:
03. Statement 1 : NaNO3 and CaCO3 are Crystalline Types
isomorphous pairs. solids

Statement 2 : They have the same atomic ratios i. CaF2 a. Molecular solids

of the constituent atoms. ii. CH4 b. Ionic solid

iii. Lithium c. Covalent network solid
Statement 3: They have different crystal
iv. Diamond d. Metallic solid
structures.
(a) i – b, ii – a, iii – c, iv – d
Select the appropriate option.
(b) i – b, ii – a, iii – d, iv – c
(a) All the statements are correct.
(c) i – c, ii – a, iii – d, iv – b
(b) All the statements are incorrect.
(d) i – a, ii – b, iii – d, iv – c
(c) Only statement 3 is incorrect.
9. A crystalline solid is hard, brittle and electrically
(d) Only statement 2 is incorrect.
nonconductor. But its melt conducts electricity.
04. LiF is a/an _______ crystal.
What type of solid is it?
(a) ionic
(a) Covalent
(b) metallic
(b) Ionic
(c) covalent
(c) Metallic
(d) molecular
(d) Molecular
05. The interparticle forces in solid hydrogen are
10. Select the INCORRECT statement.
_______.
(a) dipole-dipole interactions
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(a) Ionic solids become good conductors only 14. In which of the following, the spheres of the
at low temperature, below their melting upper layers are exactly above the spheres of the
points. lower layers?
(b) The conductivity of covalent solids is in (a) Two dimensional ABAB type
general low and increases with arrangement
temperature. (b) Three dimensional ABAB type
(c) In covalent solids, there is no abrupt rise arrangement
in conductivity when substance is melted. (c) Three dimensional AAAA type
(d) Both ionic and covalent solids are hard arrangement
and have high melting and boiling points. (d) Three dimensional ABCABC type
11. Which of the following is INCORRECT? arrangement
(a) A bcc unit cell has eight comer particles 15. The three dimensional ABCABC type
and an additional particle at the centre of arrangement is the same as _______.
the cube. (a) bcc structure
(b) A fcc unit cell bas total four particles per (b) simple cubic structure
unit cell. (c) planar square close packed structure
(c) The particle at the centre of a unit cell is (d) face-centred cubic structure
not shared by any other unit cells. 16. Select the CORRECT option.
(d) A fcc unit cell has particles at the eight (a) Two dimensional hexagonal close packed
comers plus particles at the centre of any layer has octahedral voids which is
two faces. formed by three spheres.
12. Na and Mg crystallize in bcc and fcc type (b) Square close packing in two dimensions
crystals respectively, then the number of atoms is represented as AAAA type.
of Na and Mg present in the unit cell of their (c) Square close packing in two dimensions
respective crystal is _______. is more efficient as compared to
(a) 4 and 2 hexagonal close packing in two
(b) 9 and 14 dimensions.
(c) 14 and 9 (d) In three dimensional hexagonal close
(d) 2 and 4 packed structure, the spheres of the third
13. A sample of an element occurring in the bcc layer do not align with the spheres of the
structure has 12.08 × 1023 unit cells. The total first layer.
number of atoms of the element in these sample 17. The CORRECT statement is:
will be ______. (a) Out of the three cubic lattices, body-
23
(a) 24.16 × 10 centred cubic lattice makes the most
(b) 36.18 × 1023 efficient use of space.
(c) 6.04 × 1023
(d) 12.08 × 1023
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(b) Out of the three cubic lattices, face- (d) 1  1025

centred cubic lattice has the least efficient 22. A metallic element crystallizes in simple cubic
packing. lattice. Each edge length of the unit cell is 3 Å.
(c) Both hcp and ccp lattice have The density of the element is 8 g cm–3. Number
coordination number equal to 8. of unit cells in 108 g of the metal is_______.
(d) Both hcp and ccp lattice have same (Molar mass of the metal = 108 g/mol.)
packing efficiency. (a) 1.33  1020
18. If ‘a’ stands for the edge length of the cubic (b) 2.7  1022
systems: simple cubic, body-centred cubic and (c) 5  1023
face-centred cubic, then the ratio of radii of the
(d) 2  1024
spheres in these systems will be _______
23. An alloy of Cu, Ag and Au is found to have
respectively.
copper constituting the ccp lattice. If silver
1 3 3 atoms occupy the edge centre and gold is
(a) a: a: a
2 2 2
present at body centre, the alloy has a formula
(b) 1a : 3 a : 2 a ______.
1 3 2 (a) Cu4Ag2Au
(c) a: a: a
2 4 4 (b) Cu4Ag4Au
1 1 (c) Cu4Ag3Au
(d) a : 3 a: a
2 2 (d) CuAgAu
19. The number of close neighbour in a face-centred 24. In Corundum, oxide ions are arranged in hcp
cubic lattice of identical spheres is ______. arrangement and aluminium ions occupy two
(a) 8 third of the octahedral holes. Its formula is
(b) 6 ______.
(c) 4 (a) Al2O3
(d) 12 (b) Al2O4
20. The edge of unit cell of fcc Xe crystal is 620 (c) Al2O2
pm. The radius of Xe atom is ______. (d) A1O2
(a) 219.2 pm 25. Which of the following is INCORRECT about
(b) 235.1 pm Schottky defect?
(c) 189.3 pm (a) Electrical neutrality is not maintained.
(d) 209.8 pm (b) Density decreases due to this defect.
21. The number of atoms in 100 g of a fcc crystal (c) Some other ions are missing from normal
3
with density d = 10 g/cm and cell edge equal to lattice sites.
100 pm, is equal to ______. (d) It is a type of stoichiometric defects.
(a) 4  10 25
26. Frenkel defect is caused due to ______.
(b) 3  10 25
(a) an ion missing from the normal lattice site
(c) 2  1025 creating a vacancy
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(b) an extra positive ion occupying an 30. Silicon is a _______ as it conducts electricity
interstitial position in the lattice better than______ but not as efficient as ______.
(c) an extra negative ion occupying an (a) conductor, metals, nonmetals
interstitial position in the lattice (b) semiconductor, nonmetals, metals
(d) the shift of a positive ion from its normal (c) semiconductor, metals, nonmetals
lattice site to an interstitial site (d) conductor, nonmetals, metals
27. Identify the INCORRECT statement. 31. Which of the following statements is
(a) Metal deficiency defect is possible only in CORRECT?
compounds of metals that show variable (a) Paramagnetic substances are attracted by
oxidation states. the magnetic field.
(b) Metal excess defect due to anion vacancy (b) Paramagnetic substances are strongly
imparts colour to the colourless crystal. repelled by the magnetic field.
(c) Nonstoichiometric defect causes change (c) Diamagnetic substances are neither
in the crystal structure. attracted nor repelled by the magnetic field.
(d) Zn1+xO1.0 is an example of metal excess (d) Diamagnetic substances are strongly
defect. attracted by the magnetic field.
28. Following diagram represents ______. 32. Which of the following is NOT ferromagnetic in
nature?
(a) Ni
(b) Co
(c) CrO2
(d) O2
(a) formation of self-interstitial defect 33. The following statements are CORRECT,
(b) formation of vacancy through aliovalent EXCEPT:
impurity (a) Diamond (the hardest known substance)
(c) substitutional impurity defect is an example of naturally formed single
(d) metal deficiency defect crystal.
29. Which of the following statements is (b) Calcite and aragonite are two
CORRECT? polymorphic forms of silica.
(a) In metals, the band gap is very small and (c) Single granule of a polycrystalline solid is
in insulators, the band gap is very large. made of many single crystals or
(b) Band gap is very large in metals and crystallites packed together with different
insulators. orientations.
(c) Band gap is very small in metals and (d) In molecular solids, the constituent
insulators. particles are monoatomic or polyatomic
(d) In metals, the band gap is very large and molecules.
in insulators, the band gap is very small. 34. Identify the INCORRECT statement.
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(a) The larger the coordination number, the 212

(d)
closer are the spheres to each other. x3
(b) The coordination number of any sphere in 38. The vacant space in bcc lattice unit cell
hcp structure is 12. is______.
(c) Crystal defects can be minimized by (a) 23%
carrying out crystallization at a slower (b) 32%
rate. (c) 26%
(d) Paramagnetic substances can be (d) 48%
permanently magnetised. 39. Sodium metal crystallizes in a body-centred
35. The contribution of particle at the edge centre to cubic lattice with a unit cell edge of 4.29 Å. The
a particular unit cell is ___ radius of sodium atom is approximately _____.
(a) ½ (a) 1.86 Å
(b) l/4 (b) 3.22 Å
(c) 1 (c) 5.72 Å
(d) 1/8 (d) 0.93 Å
36. Suppose the mass of a single Ag atom is ‘m’. 40. AB crystallizes in a body-centred cubic lattice
Ag metal crystallizes in fcc lattice with unit cell with edge length ‘a’ equal to 387 pm. The
of length ‘a’. The density of Ag metal in terms distance between two oppositely charged ions in
of ‘a’ and ‘m’ is______. the lattice is _______.

4m (a) 335 pm
(a)
a3 (b) 250 pm
2m (c) 200 pm
(b)
a3 (d) 300 pm
m 41. A metal crystallizes in a face-centred cubic
(c)
a3
structure. If the edge length of its unit cell is ‘a’,
m the closest approach between two atoms in
(d)
4a 3
metallic crystal will be ______.
37. At T (K), copper (atomic mass = 63.5 u) has fcc
(a) 2a
unit cell structure with edge length of x Å. What
(b) 2 2a
is the approximate density of Cu in g cm–3 at
that temperature? (NA= 6.0  1023 mol–1) (c) 2a

42.3 a
(a) (d)
x3 2
4.23 42. The number of atoms in 2.4 g of body-centred
(b)
x3 cubic crystal with edge length 200 pm is______.
423 (density = 10g cm–3, NA = 6  1023 atoms/mol)
(c)
x3
(a) 6  1023
(b) 6  1019
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(c) 6  1022 47. A crystalline solid XY3 has ccp arrangement for
(d) 6  1020 its element Y. X occupies _______.
43. In a face centred cubic lattice, atom A occupies (a) 66% of tetrahedral voids
the corner positions and atom B occupies the (b) 33% of tetrahedral voids
face centre positions. If one atom of B is (c) 66% of octahedral voids
missing from one of the face centred points, the (d) 33% of octahedral voids
formula of the compound is: 48. Formula of nickel oxide with metal deficiency
(a) A2B3 defect in its crystal is Ni0.98O. The crystal
(b) A2B5 contains Ni2+ and Ni3+ ions. The fraction of
(c) A2B nickel existing as Ni2+ ions in the crystal is
(d) AB2 _______.
44. The atoms of element ‘Y’ form hexagonal close (a) 0.31
packing and the atoms of element X occupies (b) 0.96

2 (c) 0.04
rd portion of the number of tetrahedral voids.
3 (d) 0.50
Write the formula of the compound formed by 49. Volume occupied by single CsC1 ion pair in a
X and Y. crystal is 7.014  10–23 cm3. The smallest Cs –
(a) X2Y2 Cs internuclear distance is equal to length of the
(b) X2Y side of the cube corresponding to volume of one
(c) X3Y4 CsC1 ion pair. The smallest Cs to Cs
(d) X4Y3 internuclear distance is nearly ______.
45. Element ‘B’ forms ccp structure and ‘A’ (a) 4.4 Å
occupies half of the octahedral voids, while (b) 4.3 Å
oxygen atoms occupy all the tetrahedral voids. (c) 4Å
The structure of bimetallic oxide is _______. (d) 4.5 Å
(a) AB2O4 50. Which of the following is FALSE about ionic
(b) A4B2O solids?
(c) A2B2O (a) In fused state, ionic solids do not conduct
(d) A2BO4 electricity.
46. A compound is formed by cation C and anion A. (b) In aqueous solution, ionic solids conduct
The anions form hexagonal close packed (hcp) electricity.
lattice and the cations occupy 75% of octahedral (c) In solid state, free electrons are available
voids. The formula of the compound is ______. in ionic solids.
(a) C3A2 (d) In solid state, ionic solids do not conduct
(b) C3A4 electricity.
(c) C4A3 51. Which of the following is an example of
(d) C2A3 diamagnetic substance?
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(a) CrO2 (b) 4

(b) O2 (c) 6
(c) Ni (d) 12
(d) NaC1 56. If the number of atoms is N/2, the number of
52. A metal has bcc structure and the edge length of tetrahedral voids is ______.
its unit cell is 4.08 Å. The total volume occupied (a) N/2
by the particles in the unit cell in cm3 will be (b) N
_______. (c) 2N
(a) 6.65  10–24 (d) N/4
(b) 6.79  10–23 57. Ni0.97O1.0 is an example of_______.

(c) 2.81  10–23 (a) interstitial impurity defect

(d) 4.62  10–23 (b) Frenkel defect

53. Identify the CORRECT statement. (c) metal excess defect

(a) The conductivity of metals decreases with (d) metal deficiency defect

increase in temperature. 58. Two crystalline solids X and Y are

(b) Metallic sodium is an example of isomorphous. Which of the following is TRUE

conductor with overlapping bands. for these compounds?

(c) The process of addition of minute (a) They have same molecular mass.

quantity of impurities to a semiconductor (b) They have same atoms.

to decrease its conductivity is called (c) They have different chemical properties.

doping. (d) They have same crystal structure.

(d) The valence band and conduction band in 59. How many space lattices are obtainable from the

metals are separated by a large energy gap different crystal systems?

called forbidden zone. (a) 7

54. A solid is made of two elements P and Q. Atoms (b) 14

P are in ccp arrangements and atoms Q occupy (c) 32

all the octahedral voids and half of the (d) 230

tetrahedral voids. The simplest formula of the 60. Which is the INCORRECT statement?

compound is ______. (a) Brass is an example of substitution

(a) PQ2 impurity defect.

(b) P2Q (b) NaCl(s) is insulator, silicon is

(c) PQ semiconductor and silver is conductor.

(d) P2Q2 (c) Density decreases in case of crystals with

55. In two dimensional AAAA type square close Schottky defect.

packed structure, the coordination number of (d) Frenkel defect is favoured in those ionic

each sphere is ______. compounds in which cations and anions have

(a) 2 almost equal size.

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61. An ionic compound has a unit cell consisting of

A ions at the corners of a cube and B ions on the
centres of the faces of the cube. The empirical
formula for this compound would be______.
(a) A2B
(b) AB
(c) A3B
(d) AB3
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Level III

01. Xenon crystallises in fcc lattice and the edge (b) 1.25  1021
length of unit cell is 620 pm. What is the radius (c) 2.0  1021
of Xe atom? (d) 2.0  1024
(a) 438.5 pm 06. An element crystallises in a bcc lattice with cell
(b) 219.2 pm edge of 500 pm. The density of the element is
(c) 265.5 pm 7.5 g cm3 How many atoms are present in 300 g
(d) 536.9 pm of metal?
02. A compound has fcc structure. If density of unit
(a) 6.4  1023 atoms
cell is 3.4 g cm3, what is the edge length of unit
(b) 12.8  1023 atoms
cell? (Molar mass = 98.99)
(c) 3.2  1023 atoms
(a) 8.780 Å
(d) 1.6  1023 atoms
(b) 6.083 Å
07. Silver crystallises in fcc structure, if edge length
(c) 5.783 Å
of unit cell is 316.5 pm. What is the radius of
(d) 7.783 Å
silver atom?
03. A metallic element crystallises in simple cubic
(a) 121.91 pm
lattice. If edge length of the unit cell is 3 Å, with
(b) 111.91 pm
density 8 g/cc, what is the number of unit cells
(c) 137.04 pm
in 100 g of the metal?
(d) 158.25 pm
(Molar mass of metal = 108 g/mol)
08. Which among the following pairs of compounds
(a) 1.33  1020
is not isomorphous?
(b) 2.7  10 22
(a) NaNO3 and CaCO3
(c) 2  10 24
(b) K2SO4 and K2SeO2
(d) 5  10 23
(c) NaCl and KCl
04. An element has a bcc structure with cell edge of (d) NaF and MgO
288 pm. The density of element is 7.2 g cm3. 09. In which among the following solids, Schottky
What is the atomic mass of an element? defect is not observed?
(a) 25.89 (a) ZnS
(b) 51.78 (b) NaCl
(c) 77.68 (c) KCl
(d) 62.43 (d) CsCl
05. An element crystallises in fcc type of unit cell. 10. Which among the following solids shows
24
The volume of one unit cell is 24.99  10 3
cm Frenkel defect?
and density of the element 7.2 g cm3. Calculate (a) NaCl
the number of unit cells in 36 g of pure sample (b) CsCl
of element? (c) KCl
(a) 2.0  10 23
(d) AgCl
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11. The percentage of unoccupied volume in simple (a) Iron

cubic cell is (b) Tungsten
(a) 52.40% (c) Aluminium
(b) 32.00% (d) Polonium
(c) 47.60% 17. Which among the following solids crystallises
(d) 68.04% as a face centred cube?
12. How many total constituent particles are present (a) Iron
in simple cubic unit cell? (b) Rubidium
(a) 1 (c) Uranium
(b) 3 (d) Platinum
(c) 4 18. The number of carbon atoms per unit cell of
(d) 2 diamond unit cell is
13. Which among the following statements is true (a) 4
about Schottky defect? (b) 8
(a) In this defect cation and anion are lacking (c) 6
in stoichiometric proportion (d) 1
(b) Formation of metal alloy is example of 19. A metal has a fcc lattice. The edge length of the
this defect unit cell is 404 pm. The density of the metal is
(c) In this cation or anion moves from regular 2.72 g cm3. The molar mass of the metal is
site to place between lattice site (NA Avogadro's constant = 6.02  1023 mol1)
(d) In this regular cation is replaced by (a) 40 g mol1
different cation (b) 30 g mol1
14. If a metal crystallises in bcc structure with edge
(c) 27 g mol1
length of unit cell 4.29  108 cm the radius of
(d) 20 g mol1
metal atom is
20. A metallic element has a cubic lattice having an
7
(a) 3.2  10 cm edge of the unit cell as 2 Å. The density of the
8
(b) 1.86  10 cm metal is 2.5 g cm3. The unit cells in 200 g of
(c) 1.07  107 cm metal are
8
(b) 1.07  10 cm (a) 1  1024
15. Which among the following metals crystallise as (b) 1  1020
a simple cube?
(c) 1  1022
(a) Polonium
(d) 1  1025
(b) Iron
21. Which of the following unit cell having
(c) Copper
maximum number of atoms?
(d) Gold
(a) bcc
16. Which metal among the followings has the
(b) hcp
highest packing efficiency?
(c) fcc
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(d) cubic 23. Hexagonal close packing is found in crystal

22. In making or casting of metals, silicon is used as lattice of
(a) oxidiser (a) Na
(b) semiconductor (b) Mg
(c) deoxidiser (c) Al
(d) None of the above (d) None of these
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Answerkey

Level I
1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (d) 6. (c) 7. (a)
8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (c) 11. (c) 12. (b) 13. (a) 14. (d)
15. (c) 16. (d) 17. (a) 18. (b) 19. (c) 20. (b) 21. (b)
22. (c) 23. (b) 24. (c) 25. (d) 26. (b) 27. (b) 28. (c)
29. (a) 30. (a) 31. (b) 32. (a) 33. (c) 34. (c) 35. (b)
36. (d) 37. (a) 38. (c) 39. (c) 40. (b) 41. (a) 42. (c)
43. (b) 44. (a) 45. (a) 46. (c) 47. (a) 48. (a) 49. (c)
50. (d) 51. (c) 52. (a) 53. (b) 54. (c) 55. (b) 56. (a)
57. (a) 58. (a) 59. (d) 60. (d)

Level II
1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (d) 6. (d) 7. (d)
8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (a) 11. (d) 12. (d) 13. (a) 14. (c)
15. (d) 16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (c) 19. (d) 20. (a) 21. (a)
22. (c) 23. (c) 24. (a) 25. (a) 26. (d) 27. (c) 28. (d)
29. (a) 30. (b) 31. (a) 32. (d) 33. (b) 34. (d) 35. (b)
36. (a) 37. (c) 38. (b) 39. (a) 40. (a) 41. (d) 42. (c)
43. (b) 44. (d) 45. (a) 46. (b) 47. (d) 48. (b) 49. (c)
50. (a) 51. (d) 52. (d) 53. (a) 54. (a) 55. (b) 56. (b)
57. (d) 58. (d) 59. (b) 60. (d) 61. (d)

Level III
1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (b)
8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (d) 11. (c) 12. (a) 13. (a) 14. (b)
15. (a) 16. (c) 17. (d) 18. (b) 19. (c) 20. (d) 21. (c)
22. (c) 23. (b)