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❖ SOLID STATE PHYSICS SET – 01 [Crystal Structure]

1. One Can place inertial atoms between the Compute the volume of a primitive cell of
normal crystal atoms in the close packed such simple monoclinic Bravais lattice-
face-centered cubic structure Compute the (a) 𝑎 ⋅ (𝑏 × 𝑐)cos⁡ 𝛽
maximum radius that each foreign atom (b) (𝑎 ⋅ 𝑏) × 𝑐⁡sin⁡ 𝛽
occupying a tetrahedral intersite is (where ' (c) 𝑎𝑏𝑐
𝑎 ' is the lattice constant of the normal (d) 𝑎𝑏𝑐si n 𝛽
crystal) -
(a) 0.079a (b) 2.018𝑎 5. on a set of cubic conventional unit cells,
(c) 1.156a (d) 0.052𝑎 which of the following shows the (2 − 10)
lattice pla
2. Q. 2 The Crystal structure of iron is 𝐵𝐶𝐶 at
tempentures below 910∘ C and FCC above.
Compute the ratio of the densities of the
two structures under the assumption that
the atoms can be considered to be close
packed spheres the diameters of which are
the same in both structures.
(a) 2.225 (b) 4.313
(c) 0.089 (d) 1.089

3. The Symmetric primitive vectors for the


body-Centered Cubic structure are given by
-
(−1/2,1/2,1/2)𝑎, (1/2, −1/2,1/2)𝑎, and (1/2,1
/2, −1/2)𝑎;
Compute the angles between the primitive
vectors in terms of the lattice constant a.
(a) 102∘ (b) 90∘
(c) 109.47∘ (d) 107.23∘

4. A set of primitive vectors for a simple


monoclinic Bravais lattice are given by

𝑎1 = 𝑎𝑒𝑥 , 𝑎2 = 𝑏𝑒𝑦 , 𝑎3
= 𝑐(cos⁡ 𝛽𝑒𝑥 + sin⁡ 𝛽𝑒𝑧 ).
6. GaN Can take on both the wurtzite structure 9. out of the following directions which one is
that is described with the primitive vectors the most closely packed for FCC Crystals -
(a) ⟨100⟩ (b) ⟨110⟩
𝑎⃗1 = (0.160𝑒𝑥 − 0.276𝑒𝑦 )nm⁡𝑎⃗3 = 0.519𝑒𝑧 nm (c) ⟨111⟩ (d) ⟨200⟩
𝑎⃗2 = (0.160𝑒𝑥 + 0.276ey)nm
10. The ionic radii of Cs and Cl are 0.170 nm
and it has lattice constant 𝑎 =
and 0.181 nm, respectively. Compute the
0.450 nm.Compute the number density of
atomic packing factor for a hypothetical
Ga𝑁 pairs
form of CsCl in which it adopts the rocksalt
(a) 9.213 × 1030 m−3 .
structure.
(b) 3.910 × 1032 m−3 (a) 0.684 (b) 0.525
(c) 4.389 × 1028 m = 3 (c) 0.811 (d) 0.341
(d) 2.178 × 1028 m−3

7. A set of primitive vectors for a simple


triclinic Bravais lattice are given by- ❖ ANSWER KEY
𝑎1 = 𝑎𝑒𝑥 , 𝑎⃗2 = 𝑏(cos⁡ 𝛾𝑒𝑥 ⁡ +sin⁡ 𝛾𝑒𝑦 )
⃗⃗⃗⃗⃗
(cos⁡ 𝛼 − cos⁡ 𝛽cos⁡ 𝛾) 1-a 2-d 3-c 4-d 5-d
𝑎⃗3 = 𝑐⁡cos⁡ 𝛽𝑒𝑥 + 𝑐 [ ] 𝑒𝑦
sin⁡ 𝛾 6-c 7-d 8-a 9-b 10-b
√1 − cos2 ⁡ 𝛼 − cos2 ⁡ 𝛽 − cos2 ⁡ 𝛾 + 2cos⁡ 𝛼cos⁡ 𝛽cos⁡ 𝛾
⁡+𝑐 [ ]
sin⁡ 𝛾

The volume of the primitive cell of a Simple


triclinic Bravais lattice is-
(a) 𝑎𝑏𝑐
(b) (cos2 ⁡ 𝛼 − cos2 ⁡ 𝛽 − cos 2 ⁡ 𝛾)𝑎𝑏𝑐
1/2
(1−cos2 ⁡ 𝛼−cos2 ⁡ 𝛽)
(c)
𝑎𝑏𝑐
(d) [1 − cos2 ⁡ 𝛼 − cos2 ⁡ 𝛽 − cos2 ⁡ 𝛾
+2cos⁡ 𝛼cos⁡ 𝛽cos⁡ 𝛾]1/2 𝑎𝑏𝑐

8. Atoms, which can be assumed to be hard


Spheres of radius 𝑅 are arranged in an fcc
lattice with lattice constant 𝑎, such that
each atom touches its nearest neighbours.
Take the center of one of the atoms as the
origin. Another atoms of radius 𝑟 (assumed
to be hard Sphere) is to be accommodated
𝑎
at a position (0, 2 , 0) without distorting the
lattice. The maximum diameter of the
outsider atom -
(a) 0.828𝑅 (b) 0.414𝑅
(c) 0.528𝑅 (d) 0.264𝑅

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