NUMERICALS

1. The metal having BCC structure has density 5.95 g/cm3 and atomic mass 50 g. Find the volume of its
unit cell. ( 2.798 X 10-23 cm3)
2. Calculate the structure of crystal lattice if its cube edge length is 315 pm. (Atomic mass = 96 density =
10.29 g/cm3) (2)
3. Element with atomic mass 50 has BCC structure and edge length 300 pm. Find density of the unit cell.
(6.148 g/cm3).
4. The edge length of a unit cell of a metal which has BCC structure is found to be 287.9 pm if its density
is 7.2 g/cm3. Calculate -
a) No. Of atoms in 25.5 g of the element. (2.966 X 1023)
b) Atomic mass of the element. (51.77 g)
5. The radius of Na metal which has BCC structure is 1.85 × 10-8 cm. Find the edge length of unit cell.
(4.278 X 10-8 cm).
6. An element which has BCC structure is found to have a length of cell edge is 2.88 Ȧ . Calculate the no.
Of atoms present in 84 g of the element if its density is 7.2 g/cm3. (9.762 × 1023).
7. Metallic lithium has BCC structure is found to have length of unit cell 3.5 Ȧ . Calculate the Avogadro’s
no. If its atomic mass is 6.94 and density = 0.55 g/cm3. (5.886 × 1023).
8. The edge length of unit cell of Vanadium metal, which has BCC structure, is 3 Ȧ . If its density is 5.59 g
cm-3, find –
a) Volume of unit cell
b) Mass of unit cell of Vanadium. (V=2.7 × 10-23 cm3, M= 1.6 × 10-22 g.)
9. Sodium metal crystallizes in body cubic lattice with edge length of 430 pm. Find the number of atoms
in unit cell does sodium form? [Atomic mass=23, density=0.963g/cm3] (Z=2)
10. Chromium which has BCC structure is found to have cell edge length of 2.87 Ȧ . If its density is 7.2
g/cm3, find the number of atoms of chromium in 26.0 g.(3.044 × 1023atoms)
11. Find inter-ionic distance in CsBr crystal, which has BCC structure. The density is 4.4 g/cm3 and molar
mass is 213. (469.7 PM)
12. Find the atomic radius of Niobium element which has BCC lattice, with density 8.54 g/cm3. [Atomic
1
mass=93] (14.29 NM)
13. A metal has the specific gravity of 10.2 at 298 K; it crystallizes in a BCC lattice with unit cell edge
length of 3.147 Ȧ . Find the atomic mass of unknown metal. (95.7)
14. Find the type of crystal lattice, if edge length of iron crystal unit cell is 288 pm with unit density of
7.85 g/cm3. (2, hence BCC)
15. Molar mass of Cs CL is 168.5 find its density, if the edge length of its unit cell is 412 pm and has BCC
type structure. (40 g/cm3)
16. Find the type of lattice to which the crystal belongs, if edge length of its unit cell is 287.9 pm, density
7.8 g/cm3 and atomic mass of iron is 55.8. (2.02≈ 2, BCC lattice)
17. What is the edge length of the unit cell of the element having FCC structure and density 6.2 g/cm3
[Atomic mass=60]. (a = 400 pm)
18. Find Avogadro’s constant, if density of sodium chloride is 2.1 g/cm3, molar mass 58.5 and the distance
between sodium and chloride ions is 280 pm. (NA = 6.34 X 1023)
19. What is the molar mass of the metal atoms, if FCC crystal structure of the metal has length of unit cell
400 pm. [Density=2.7 g/cm3 and NA = 6.022 × 1023 atom mol-1] (M=26.01 g/mole)
20. An element has unit cell edge length 190 pm with FCC structure. Find its density, if its 100 g contains
12.0 X 1023 atoms. (Density = 48.5 g/cm3)
21. Find density of silver, if two neighbouring Ag atoms are at a distance of 2.5 × 10-8 cm, with FCC
structure. [Atomic mass =108 mol-1] (Density of silver = 16.77 g/cm-3)
22. Argon on crystallization at 179 K temperature forms FCC lattice with unit cell edge of 5.4 Ȧ . Calculate
Avogadro’s constant if its density and atomic mass are 1.7 g/cm-3 and 40 respectively.
23. At 270 K temperature, copper metal crystallizes in face centered cubic (FCC) lattice with edge length
of its unit cell 359.78 pm. Find mass of the copper, if its density is 8.92 g/cm3.
24. Calculate the density of Argentums metal, if it crystallizes in FCC structure with edge length of unit
cell is 405.75 PM. (D = 10.74 g/cm3)
25. Find atomic radius of a metal whose atomic mass is 197 g/mole, density is 19.03 g/cm3, and the metal
has FCC crystal lattice. (Radius of the metal is 1.448 pm)
26. How many unit cells are present in a) 2.0 g cubic crystal of NaCl b) along each edge of crystal? If
molar mass of NaCl is 58.5 and has cell content 4. ( 5.14 × 1021 , 1.726 × 107)
27. The face centered cubic lattice of Nickel has the edge length of 3.5 Ȧ . Find the Avogadro’s constant, if
atomic mass of Ni=58.7 and density=8.94 g/cm3. (NA = 6.124 × 1023)
28. The edge of unit cell of potassium chloride is 6.2 × 10-8 cm and the density is 1.98 g/cm3. Calculate the
number of potassium ions is 0.5 kg of KCL, if its unit cell having FCC lattice and has n4 potassium ions
and 4 chloride ions per unit cell. (4.237 × 1024 ions)
29. Potassium fluoride which has sodium chloride type of crystal lattice. What would be the distance
between K+ and F- ions in KF, if its density is 2.4 g/cm3 [At masses K=39 , F=19 , NA = 6.022 × 1023]
(271.7 pm)
30. Metallic silver having density 10.45 g/cm3 and edge length 4.0 X 10-8 cm is found to have FCC
structure. Find the atomic mass of silver. (107.8)
31. Find the density of Cu which is having FCC structure and edge length of 362 X 10-10 cm. [Atomic mass
of copper is 63.5]. (8.19 g/cm3)
32. An element, with atomic mass 60, has length of cube edge of 4 X 10-8 cm and crystallizes into FCC, at
273 K. Find its density. (6.23 g/cm-3)
33. ZnS has density of 5.26 g/cm-3 and crystallizes as FCC. Find the edge length of the unit cell. [Atomic
mass Zn = 65.3, Se = 78.9] (5.66 Ȧ )
34. Find the approximate Avogadro’s constant, if the edge length of Al, which crystallizes as FCC, is 4.0 ×
10-8cm. (atomic mass Al = 27). [5.8 × 1023]
35. Metallic Rhodium has unit cell edge length 3.8 X 10-8 cm. Calculate the molar volume, if it crystallizes
as FCC lattice. (8.2 cm3)
36. The volume, of unit cell of FCC lattice of tungsten metal, is 31.7 Ȧ . Calculate its atomic radius. (1.1 ×
10-8cm or 1.1 Ȧ )
37. Find density of platinum, if it crystallizes as FCC lattice with edge cell length of 3.9 X 10-8 cm. [Atomic
mass of Pt = 195] (21.5 × 103 kg/m3)
38. What is the length of the edge cell of Cu which crystallizes as FCC lattice and having density 89 g/cm.
2
[Atomic mass of Copper=63]. (3.6 Ȧ )
39. The ionic radii of Cs and Cl ions are 1.6 Ȧ and 1.8 Ȧ respectively. What will be the coordination
+ -

number of Cs+ ion? (Cs+ ion=8)

40. What would be the structure of NaCl, if ionic of Na+ and Cl-ions are 0.945 Ȧ and 1.8 Ȧ respectively?
41. Niobium is found to crystalline with BCC structure and found to have density of 8.55 g/cm-3.
Determine the atomic radius of niobium if its atomic mass is 93.
42. Copper crystallizes into a FCC structure and the unit cell has length of edge 3.61 × 10-8cm. Calculate
the density of copper. Atomic mass of copper is 63.5 g/mol-1.
43. Silver crystallizes in FCC structure with edge length of unit cell 4.07 × 10-8cm and if density of metallic
silver is 10.5 g/cm3. Calculate atomic mass of silver.
44. Determine the density of Cesium chloride which crystallizes in a BCC type structure with the edge
length 412.1 pm. The atomic mass of Cs and Cl are 133 and 35.5 respectively.
45. Unit cell of iron crystal has edge length of 288 pm and type of crystal lattice (Atomic mass of Fe = 56
g/mol-1).
46. An element crystallizes in FCC crystal lattice and has a density of 10 g/cm3 with unit cell edge length
of 100 pm. Calculate number of atoms present in 1 g of crystal
47. Iron crystallizes in two types of unit cell, BCC & FCC. The unit length of BCC iron is 3 Å while that of
FCC iron is 3.5 Å. Calculate the ratio of densities of FCC to BCC iron crystal.
48. Gold occurs as FCC and has a density of 19.30 kg/dm3. Calculate atomic radius of gold. (Molar mass of
Au = 197).
49. An element A and B constitute BCC type crystalline structure. Element A occupies body centre position
and B is at the corners of cube. What is the formula of the compound? What are the coordination
numbers of A and B?
50. Atoms C and D form FCC crystalline structure. Atom C is present at the corners of the cube and D is at
the face centers of the cube. What is the formula of the compound?