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MCQ (Single Correct Answer)

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Which of the following expressions is correct in case of a $\mathrm{CsCl}$ unit cell (edge length 'a')?
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The correct relationships between unit cell edge length '$$a$$' and radius of sphere '$$r$$' for face-centred and body-centred cubic structures respectively are :

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A compound is formed by two elements $$\mathrm{X}$$ and $$\mathrm{Y}$$. The element $$\mathrm{Y}$$ forms cubic close packed arrangement and those of element $$\mathrm{X}$$ occupy one third of the tetrahedral voids. What is the formula of the compound?

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Which of the following represents the lattice structure of $$\mathrm{A_{0.95}O}$$ containing $$\mathrm{A^{2+},A^{3+}}$$ and $$\mathrm{O^{2-}}$$ ions?

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A cubic solid is made up of two elements X and Y. Atoms of X are present on every alternate corner and one at the center of cube. Y is at $$\frac{1}{3}^{\mathrm{rd}}$$ of the total faces. The empirical formula of the compound is :

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An element X has a body centred cubic (bcc) structure with a cell edge of 200 pm. The density of the element is 5 g cm$$-$$3. The number of atoms present in 300 g of the element X is _______________.

Given : Avogadro constant, NA = 6.0 $$\times$$ 1023 mol$$-$$1.

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The incorrect statement about the imperfections in solids is :

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Given below are two statements.

Statement I : Frenkel defects are vacancy as well as interstitial defects.

Statement II : Frenkel defect leads to colour in ionic solids due to presence of F-centres.

Choose the most appropriate answer for the statements from the options given below :
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Select the correct statements

(A) Crystalline solids have long range order.

(B) Crystalline solids are isotropic

(C) Amorphous solid are sometimes called pseudo solids.

(D) Amorphous solids soften over a range of temperatures.

(E) Amorphous solids have a definite heat of fusion.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
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The parameters of the unit cell of a substance are a = 2.5, b = 3.0, c = 4.0, $$\alpha$$ = 90$$^\circ$$, $$\beta$$ = 120$$^\circ$$, $$\gamma$$ = 90$$^\circ$$. The crystal system of the substance is :
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Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion A nd the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A : Sharp glass edge becomes smooth on heating it upto its melting point.

Reason R : The viscosity of glass decreases on melting.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
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A hard substance melts at high temperature and is an insulator in both solid and in molten state. This solid is most likely to be a/an :
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In a binary compound, atoms of element A form a hcp structure and those of element M occupy 2/3 of the tetrahedral voids of the hcp structure. The formula of the binary compound is :
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A crystal is made up of metal ions 'M1' and 'M2' and oxide ions. Oxide ions form a ccp lattice structure. The cation 'M1' occupies 50% of octahedral voids and the cation 'M2' occupies 12.5% of tetrahedral voids of oxide lattice. The oxidation numbers of 'M1' and 'M2' are, respectively :
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An element crystallises in a face-centred cubic (fcc) unit cell with cell edge $$a$$. The distance between the centres of two nearest octahedral voids in the crystal lattice is :
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A diatomic molecule X2 has a body-centred cubic (bcc) structure with a cell edge of 300 pm. The density of the molecule is 6.17 g cm–3. The number of molecules present in 200 g of X2 is :
(Avogadro constant (N A) = 6 $$ \times $$ 1023 mol–1 )
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Which of the following compounds is likely to show both Frenkel and Schottky defects in its crystalline form?
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The ratio of number of atoms present in a simple cubic, body centered cubic and face centered cubic structure are, respectively :
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An element has a face-centred cubic (fcc) structure with a cell edge of $$a$$. The distance between the centres of two nearest tetrahedral voids in the lattice is :
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10 mL of 1mM surfactant solution forms a monolayer covering 0.24 cm2 on a polar substrate. If the polar head is approximated as cube, what is its edge length?
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Consider the bcc unit cells of the solids 1 and 2 with the position of atoms as shown below. The radius of atom B is twice that of atom A. The unit cell edge length is 50% more in solid 2 than in 1. What is the approximate packing efficiency in solid 2? JEE Main 2019 (Online) 8th April Evening Slot Chemistry - Solid State Question 44 English
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0.27 g of a long chain fatty acid was dissolved in 100 cm3 of hexane. 10 mL of this solution was added dropwise to the surface of water in a round watch glass. Hexane evaporates and a monolayer is formed. The distance from edge to centre of the watch glass is 10 cm. What is the height of the monolayer?
[Density of fatty acid = 0.9 g cm–3, $$\pi $$ = 3]
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Element 'B' forms ccp structure and 'A' occupies half of the octahedral voids, while oxygen atoms occupy all the tetrahedral voids, The structure of bimetallic oxide is :
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The radius of the largest sphere which fits properly at the centre of the edge of a body centred cubic unit cell is : (Edge length is represented by 'a')
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A solid having density of 9$$ \times $$103 kg m–3 forms face centred cubic crystals of edge length $$200\sqrt 2 $$ pm. What is the molar mass of the solid?
[Avogadro constant $$ \cong $$ 6 $$ \times $$ 1023 mol–1 , $$\pi $$ $$ \cong $$ 3]
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26
A compound of formula A2B3 has the hcp lattice. Which atom forms the hcp lattice and what fraction of tetrahedral voids is occupied by the other atoms :
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27
Which premitive unit cell has unequal edge lengths (a $$ \ne $$ b $$ \ne $$ c) and all axial angles different from 90o?
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At 100oC, copper (Cu) has FCC unit cell structure with cell edge length of x $$\mathop A\limits^o $$. What is the approximate density of Cu (in g cm$$-$$3) at this temperature?
[Atomic Mass of Cu = 63.55 u]
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Which type of ‘defect’ has the presence of cations in the interstitial sites?
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All of the following share the same crystal structure except :
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Which of the following arrangements shows the schematic alignment of magnetic moments of antiferromagnetic substance ?
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A metal crystallises in a face centred cubic structure. If the edge length of its unit cell is ‘a’, the closest approach between two atoms in metallic crystal will be :
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Sodium metal crystallizes in a body centred cubic lattice with a unit cell edge of 4.29 Å . The radius of sodium atom is approximately :
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CsCl crystallises in body centred cubic lattice. If ‘a’ is its edge length then which of the following expressions is correct?
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Which of the following exists as covalent crystals in the solid state?
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Lithium forms body centred cubic structure. The length of the side of its unit cell is 351 pm. Atomic radius of the lithium will be :
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In a face centred cubic lattice, atom A occupies the corner positions and atom B occupies the face centre positions. If one atom of B is missing from one of the face centred points, the formula of the compound is :
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The edge length of a face centered cubic cell of an ionic substance is 508 pm. If the radius of the cation is 110 pm, the radius of the anion is :
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Percentages of free space in cubic close packed structure and in body centred packed structure are respectively :
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Copper crystallizes in fcc with a unit cell length of 361 pm. What is the radius of copper atom?
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In a compound atoms of element Y from ccp lattice and those of element X occupy 2/3rd of tetrahedral voids. The formula of the compound will be :
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Total volume of atoms present in a face-centre cubic unit cell of a metal is (r is atomic radius) :
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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 :
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What type of crystal defect is indicated in the diagram below?

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45
How many unit cells are present in a cubeshaped ideal crystal of NaCl of mass 1.00 g? [Atomic masses: Na = 23, Cl = 35.5]
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Na and Mg crystallize in BCC and FCC type crystals respectively, then the number of atoms of Na and Mg present in the unit cell of their respective crystal is :
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Numerical

1

Sodium metal crystallizes in a body centred cubic lattice with unit cell edge length of $$4~\mathop A\limits^o $$. The radius of sodium atom is __________ $$\times ~10^{-1}$$ $$\mathop A\limits^o $$ (Nearest integer)

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An atomic substance A of molar mass $$12 \mathrm{~g} \mathrm{~mol}^{-1}$$ has a cubic crystal structure with edge length of $$300 ~\mathrm{pm}$$. The no. of atoms present in one unit cell of $$\mathrm{A}$$ is ____________. (Nearest integer)

Given the density of $$\mathrm{A}$$ is $$3.0 \mathrm{~g} \mathrm{~mL}^{-1}$$ and $$\mathrm{N}_{\mathrm{A}}=6.02 \times 10^{23} \mathrm{~mol}^{-1}$$

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3

Number of crystal systems from the following where body centred unit cell can be found, is ____________.

Cubic, tetragonal, orthorhombic, hexagonal, rhombohedral, monoclinic, triclinic

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A metal M crystallizes into two lattices :- face centred cubic (fcc) and body centred cubic (bcc) with unit cell edge length of $$2.0$$ and $$2.5\,\mathop A\limits^o $$ respectively. The ratio of densities of lattices fcc to bcc for the metal M is ____________. (Nearest integer)

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Iron oxide FeO, crystallises in a cubic lattice with a unit cell edge length of 5.0 Å. If density of the $\mathrm{FeO}$ in the crystal is $4.0 \mathrm{~g} \mathrm{~cm}^{-3}$, then the number of $\mathrm{FeO}$ units present per unit cell is __________. (Nearest integer)

Given: Molar mass of $\mathrm{Fe}$ and $\mathrm{O}$ is 56 and $16 \mathrm{~g} \mathrm{~mol}^{-1}$ respectively. $\mathrm{N}_{\mathrm{A}}=6.0 \times 10^{23} \mathrm{~mol}^{-1}$
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A metal M forms hexagonal close-packed structure. The total number of voids in 0.02 mol of it is _________ $$\times$$ $$10^{21}$$ (Nearest integer).

(Given $$\mathrm{N_A=6.02\times10^{23}}$$)

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Ionic radii of cation $$\mathrm{A}^{+}$$ and anion $$\mathrm{B}^{-}$$ are 102 and $$181 \,\mathrm{pm}$$ respectively. These ions are allowed to crystallize into an ionic solid. This crystal has cubic close packing for $$\mathrm{B}^{-}$$. $$\mathrm{A}^{+}$$ is present in all octahedral voids. The edge length of the unit cell of the crystal AB is __________ pm. (Nearest Integer)

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Metal $$\mathrm{M}$$ crystallizes into a fcc lattice with the edge length of $$4.0 \times 10^{-8} \mathrm{~cm}$$. The atomic mass of the metal is ____________ $$\mathrm{g} / \mathrm{mol}$$. (Nearest integer)

$$\left(\right.$$ Use : $$\mathrm{N}_{\mathrm{A}}=6.02 \times 10^{23} \mathrm{~mol}^{-1}$$, density of metal, $$\mathrm{M}=9.03 \mathrm{~g} \mathrm{~cm}^{-3}$$ )

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An element M crystallises in a body centred cubic unit cell with a cell edge of $$300 \,\mathrm{pm}$$. The density of the element is $$6.0 \mathrm{~g} \mathrm{~cm}^{-3}$$. The number of atoms present in $$180 \mathrm{~g}$$ of the element is ____________ $$\times 10^{23}$$. (Nearest integer)

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Metal deficiency defect is shown by Fe0.93O. In the crystal, some Fe2+ cations are missing and loss of positive charge is compensated by the presence of Fe3+ ions. The percentage of Fe2+ ions in the Fe0.93O crystals is __________. (Nearest integer)

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In a solid AB, A atoms are in ccp arrangement and B atoms occupy all the octahedral sites. If two atoms from the opposite faces are removed, then the resultant stoichiometry of the compound is AxBy. The value of x is ____________. [nearest integer]

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The distance between Na+ and Cl$$-$$ ions in solid NaCl of density 43.1 g cm$$-$$3 is _______________ $$\times$$ 10$$-$$10 m. (Nearest Integer)

(Given : NA = 6.02 $$\times$$ 1023 mol$$-$$1)

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Atoms of element X form hcp lattice and those of element Y occupy $${2 \over 3}$$ of its tetrahedral voids. The percentage of element X in the lattice is ____________. (Nearest integer)

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The empirical formula for a compound with a cubic close packed arrangement of anions and with cations occupying all the octahedral sites in AxB. The value of x is _____________. (Integer answer)
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A copper complex crystallising in a CCP lattice with a cell edge of 0.4518 nm has been revealed by employing X-ray diffraction studies. The density of a copper complex is found to be 7.62 g cm$$-$$3. The molar mass of copper complex is ____________ g mol$$-$$1. (Nearest integer)

[Given : NA = 6.022 $$\times$$ 1023 mol$$-$$1]
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Diamond has a three dimensional structure of C atoms formed by covalent bonds. The structure of diamond has face centred cubic lattice where 50% of the tetrahedral voids are also occupied by carbon atoms. The number of carbon atoms present per unit cell of diamond is ____________.
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KBr is doped with 10$$-$$5 mole percent of SrBr2. The number of cationic vacancies in 1g of KBr crystal is ____________ 1014. (Round off to the Nearest Integer).

[Atomic Mass : K : 39.1 u, Br : 79.9 u NA = 6.023 $$\times$$ 1023]
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Ga (atomic mass 70 u) crystallizes in a hexagonal close packed structure. The total number of voids in 0.581 g of Ga is __________ $$\times$$ 1021. (Round off to the Nearest Integer). [Given : NA = 6.023 $$\times$$ 1023]
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A certain element crystallises in a bcc lattice of unit cell edge length 27$$\mathop A\limits^o $$. If the same element under the same conditions crystallises in the fcc lattice, the edge length of the unit cel in $$\mathop A\limits^o $$ will be ____________. (Round off to the Nearest Integer).

[Assume each lattice point has a single atom]

[Assume $$\sqrt 3 $$ = 1.73, $$\sqrt 2 $$ = 1.41]
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The number of octahedral voids per lattice site in a lattice is _________. (Rounded off to the nearest integer)
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The unit cell of copper corresponds to a face centered cube of edge length 3.596 $$\mathop A\limits^o $$ with one copper atom at each lattice point. The calculated density of copper in kg/m3 is ___________. [Molar mass of Cu : 63.54 g; Avogadro Number = 6.022 $$\times$$ 1023]
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The coordination number of an atom in a body-centered cubic structure is _______.
[Assume that the lattice is made up of atoms.]
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An element with molar mass 2.7 $$ \times $$ 10-2 kg mol-1 forms a cubic unit cell with edge length 405 pm. If its density is 2.7 $$ \times $$ 103 kg m-3, the radius of the element is approximately ______ $$ \times $$ 10-12 m (to the nearest integer).
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