MCQs Solid State Physics Chapter 1-2

1. Wigner-Seitz primitive cell in reciprocal lattice is called

(a) Brillouin Zone (b) Laue Zone (c) Continuous lattice (d) Reciprocal Lattice

2. The number of atoms per unit cell in bcc lattice are

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

3. crystal structure = basis +

(a) Unit cell (b) Crystal Axes (c) Space lattice (d) Crystal Angle

4. Wavelength of X-rays is of the order of

(a) 1Å (b) 19Å (c) 500Å (d) 7Å

5. Powder diffraction method is used to determine the crystal

(a) Structure (b) Size (c) Nature (d) Composition

6. Statement of Bragg condition is

(a) 2k.G = G2 (b) 2k.G + G2 = 0 (c) Δk = G (d) All of them

7. Packing density of FCC is

(a) 52% (b) 68% (c) 74% (d) 78%

8. Identify the crystal orientation of plane

(a) 100 (b) 110 (c) 111 (d) 200

9. Miller indices of a plane having intercepts x : a, y = 2b, z:c

(a) (212) (b) (112) (c) (210) (d) (121)

10. A unit cell in which numbers of atom is one is called

(a) Wigner Seitz cell (b) primitive cell (c) BCC (d) FCC

11. Who gives the method to Draw Primitive Cell?

(a) Eugene Wigner (b) Euclid (c) David Hilbert (d) Alan Turing

12. Bragg equation is a consequence of

(a) Wigner Seitz cell (b) Lave equation (c) Miller Indices (d) Diamond structure

13. The all the reflections of the form (hkl) where Δk = G are allowed

(a) Simple cubic (b) Body centered cubic (c) Face centered cubic (d) all of them

14. Two rays reinforce each other if path difference is equal or integral multiple of

(a) Frequency (b) wavelength (c) amplitude (d) width

15. Volume of a unit cell of reciprocal lattice is inversely proportional to that of corresponding to

(a) Reciprocal lattice b) direct lattice c) primitive cell d) unit cell

16. Which of the following is a non-crystalline solid?

(a) Rubber (b) ZnS (c) HgS (d) PbI

17. NaCl is an example of

(a) Covalent solid (b) Metallic Solid (c) Ionic Solid (d) Molecular

18. For the reciprocal lattice to BCC lattice which is the volume of primitive cell

(a) ¼ a3 (b) ½ a4 (c) ½ a2 (d) none of them

19. Bending of X-rays around the corner of an obstacle is knows as

(a) Interference (b) Diffraction (c) Refraction (d) Both (a) & (c)

20. The reciprocal lattice vector has the form

(a) G = ɷ1b1 + ɷ2b2 + ɷ3b3 (b) G = v1b1 + v2b2 + v3b3 (c) G = u1b1 + u2b2 + u3b3 (d) None of them