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SOLID STATE

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Butter and glass are examples of amorphous solids.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Elasticity is the ability of an object to return to its original form when external forces are removed.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Water is most dense ar 0° C.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

For what substances is the solid state less dense than the liquid state?

a)

no liquids

b)

most liquids other than water

c)

water

d)

all liquids

5.
What do you call this structure?
a)
FCC
b)
BBC
c)
BCC
d)
CC
6.
The crystal structure of sodium chloride is
a)
BCC
b)
FCC
c)
amorphous
d)
covalent
7.
How many atoms are there in a BCC crystal unit?
a)
8
b)
4
c)
2
d)
1
8.
How many atoms are there in FCC crystal unit?
a)
8
b)
5
c)
4
d)
3
9.
What is the coordination number of BCC?
a)
12
b)
8
c)
6
d)
4
10.
What is the attractive force present in ice?
a)
Ionic bond
b)
Covalent bond
c)
Hydrogen bond
d)
Coordinate bond
11.
Zinc sulphide is an example of _____ solid.
a)
Metallic
b)
Covalent
c)
Ionic
d)
Nonpolar
12.
Amorphous solids are anisotropic.
a)
True
b)
False
13.

A) Graphite is a covalent solid.

B) Graphite is a good conductor.

a)

A and B are correct

b)

B is correct

c)

A is correct

d)

Both are wrong

14.

A. Ionic solids are hard and brittle.

B. Covalent solids are good conductors.

a)

A and B are correct.

b)

A is correct

c)

B is correct

d)

Both A and B are wrong

15.

CsBr has b.c.c. structure with edge length 4.3 A. The shortest inter ionic distance in between Cs+ and Br is:

a)

3.72

b)

1.86

c)

7.44

d)

4.3

16.

In a ccp (close packed structure) of mixed oxides, it is found that lattice has O2– (oxide ions), and one-half of octahedral voids are occupied by trivalent cations (A3+) and one-eighth of tetrahedral voids are occupied by divalent cations (B2+). Derive formula of the mixed oxide.

a)

ABO3

b)

A2BO4

c)

A3BO4

d)

AB2O4

17.

The addition of CaCl2 crystal to a KCl crystal

a)

Lower the density of the KCl crystal

b)

Raises the density of the KCl crystal

c)

Does not affect the density of the KCl crystal

d)

Increases the Frenkel defects of KCl crystal

18.

If NaCl is doped with 10–4 mol % of SrCl2,the concentration of cation vacancies will be

a)

6.02X 1014 mol-1

b)

6.02X 1015 mol-1

c)

6.02X 1016 mol-1

d)

6.02X 1017 mol-1

19.

Analysis shows that a metal oxide has a empirical formula M0.98O. The percentage M3+ ions in this crystal would be

a)

5.08%

b)

7.01%

c)

4.08%

d)

6.05%

20.

Which of the following compound is metallic and ferromagnetic?

a)

MnO2

b)

VO2

c)

TiO2

d)

CrO2

21.

Percentage of free space in a body centered cubic unit cell is

a)

32%

b)

34%

c)

28%

d)

20%

22.

An ionic compound has a unit cell consisting of A ions at the corners of a cube and B ions on the centres of faces of the cube. The empirical formula of the compound would be

a)

AB

b)

A2B

c)

A3B

d)

AB3

23.

A solid compound contains X, Y and Z atoms in a cubic lattice with X atoms occupying the corners, Y atoms in the body centred position and Z atoms at the centres of faces of the unit cell. What is the empirical formula of the compound?

a)

XY2Z3

b)

XYZ

c)

XYZ3

d)

X2YZ3

24.

In both HCP and CCP the coordination number is

a)

12

b)

6

c)

4

d)

10

25.

Radius ratio of the octahedral void

a)

1.000

b)

0.732

c)

0.224

d)

0.414

26.

Shottkey defect is exhibited by compounds with

a)

low coordination number , small size of cations

b)

low coordination number , same size of ions

c)

high coordination number, same size of ions

d)

high coordination number, small size of cations

27.

Li vapors heated in LICl gives

a)

purple

b)

pink

c)

yellow

d)

None of the above

28.

P can enter the crystal structure of group 14 element forms

a)

P type semi conductor

b)

N- type semi conductor

29.

In Metal the difference of energy between valence band and conduction band

a)

is negligible

b)

is small

c)

is large

d)

None of the above

30.

------------------are attracted by a magnetic field but lose their magnetism in the absence of the magnetic field.

a)

diamagnetic

b)

ferromagnetic

c)

paramagnetic

d)

ferrimagnetic

31.

----------------show permanent magnetism even when the magnetic field is removed

a)

paramagnetic

b)

antiferro magnetic

c)

ferri magnetic

d)

ferro magnetic

32.

Diamond crystalises in

a)

bcc

b)

fcc

c)

simple cube

d)

None of the above

33.

The coordination number of C in graphite is

a)

3

b)

4

c)

6

d)

8

34.

The lattice parameters of a given crystal are a = 5.62 Å, b = 7.41 Å and c = 9.48 Å. The three coordinate axes are mutually perpendicular to each other. The crystal is :

a)

tetragonal

b)

orthorhombic

c)

monoclinic

d)

trigonal

35.

In a face centered cubic arrangement of A and B atoms whose A atoms are at the corner of the unit cell and B atoms at the face centres. One of the A atom Is missing from one corner in unit cell. The simplest formula of the compound is

a)

A7B3

b)

AB3

c)

A7B24

d)

A2B3

36.

A metal crystallizes in two cubic phases i.e., FCC and BCC whose unit cell lengths are 3.5Å and 3.0Å respectively. The ratio of their densities is :

a)

3.12

b)

2.04

c)

1.26

d)

0.72

37.

The numbers of tetrahedral and octahedral holes in a ccp array of 100 atoms are respectively

a)

200 and 100

b)

100 and 200

c)

200 and 200

d)

100 and 100

38.

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:

a)

2√2 a

b)

√2 a

c)

a/√2

d)

2a

39.

A crystalline solid of a pure substance has a face-centred cubic structure with a cell edge of 400 pm. If the density of the substance in the crystal is 8 g cm-3, then the number of atoms present in 256 g of the crystal is N × 1024. The value of N is

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

40.

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

a)

1.85 Å

b)

3.22 Å

c)

5.72 Å

d)

0.93 Å

41.

If the unit cell of a mineral has cubic close packed (ccp) array of oxygen atoms with m fraction of octahedral holes occupied by aluminium ions and n fraction of tetrahedral holes occupied by magnesium ions, m and n, respectively, are

a)

1/2,1/8

b)

1,1/4

c)

1/2,1/2

d)

1/4,1/8

42.

A compound MpXq has cubic close packing (ccp) arrangement of X. Its unit cell structure is show below

a)

MX4

b)

M2X

c)

M2X3

d)

MX2

43.

Analysis shows that a metal oxide has a empirical formula M0.96O. Calculate the percentage of M2+ and M3+ ions in this crystal.

a)

[M2+ = 93.7%, M3+ = 6.3%]

b)

[M2+ = 95.7%, M3+ = 4.3%]

c)

[M2+ = 91.7%, M3+ = 8.3%]

d)

[M2+ = 97.7%, M3+ = 2.3%]

44.

The concentration of cation vacancies in AgCl crystal doped with CdCl2 is found to be 6.02 x 1016 mol–1. What is the concentration of CdCl2 added to it?

a)

10–5 mol% CdCl2

b)

10–4 mol% CdCl2

c)

10–7 mol% CdCl2

d)

10–6mol% CdCl2

45.

An alloy of copper,silver and gold is found to have copper constituting the ccp lattice.If silver atoms occupy the edge centres and gold present at body centre,the alloy has formula

a)

Cu4Ag2Au

b)

Cu4Ag4Au

c)

Cu4Ag3Au

d)

CuAgAu

46.

The appearance of colour in solid alkali metal halides is generally due to

a)

Schottky defect

b)

Frenkel defect

c)

Interstitial position

d)

F-centres

47.

How many unit cells are present in a cube-shaped ideal crystal of NaCl of mass 1.0 g?

a)

5.14 × 1021 unit cells

b)

1.28 × 1021 unit cells

c)

1.71 × 1021 unit cells

d)

2.57 × 1021 unit cell

48.

Which of the following is an amorphous solid?

a)

Graphite (C)

b)

Quartz glass (SiO2)

c)

Chrome alum

d)

Silicon carbide (SiC)

49.

Which of the following arrangements shows schematic alignment of magnetic moments of antiferromagnetic substances?

a)
b)
c)
d)
50.

Which of the following is a network solid?

a)

SO2(Solid)

b)

I2(Solid)

c)

Diamond

d)

H2O(Ice)

51.

Cations are present in the interstitial sites in __________.

a)

Frenkel defect

b)

Schottky defect

c)

Vacancy defect

d)

Metal deficiency defect

52.

Schottky defect is observed in crystals when __________.

a)

some cations move from their lattice site to interstitial sites.

b)

equal number of cations and anions are missing from the lattice.

c)

some lattice sites are occupied by electrons.

d)

some impurity is present in the lattice.

53.

To get a n-type semiconductor from silicon, it should be doped with a substance with valence__________.

a)

5

b)

2

c)

1

d)

3

54.

Which of the following point defects are shown by AgBr(s) crystals?

(A) Schottky defect (B) Frenkel defect

(C) Metal excess defect (D) Metal deficiency defect

a)

(A) and (B)

b)

(C) and (D)

c)

(A) and (C)

d)

(B) and (D)