DPP 1 (Solid State)

A- 1 > Classify each of the following solids. (Ionic, Metallic, Molecular, Covalent or Amorphous)
Teflon, Argon, LiBr, S8, P4, SiC, Si, Graphite, Sn, Benzene, Urea, P4O10, Brass, Rubber, K2SO4, (NH4)2SO4, PVC,
Xe, Plastic, I2, Rb, NH3.
A- 2 > How many of the Following are amorphous solids?
Graphite, Quartz glass, Chromalum, Silicon Carbide, Quartz Crystalline, Rubber, Plastic.
A- 3 > How many of the Following are Covalent solids?
CO2, SO2, SiO2, MgO, ZnS, SiC, AlN, C(Graphite), CaF2, Mg, C(Diamond)
A- 4 > How many of the Following are anisotropic in nature?
Graphite, Diamond, Quartz Glass, Quartz Crystalline, Rubber, Plastic, Sodium Chloride.
B- 1 > As it cools, olive oil solidifies and forms a solid over a wide range of temperature which term best describes the
solid?
(a) Ionic (b) Covalent network (c) Metallic (d) Molecular Crystal.
B- 2 > Match the Column:
Column I Column II Column I Column II
(a) (b)
(Binding Force) (Solid) (Solid) (Properties)
(i) vander Waals (p) Al, Cd (i) H-Bonded Solid (p) Electrical insulator
(ii) Ionic (q) CO2, H2 (ii) Ionic solid (q) Malleable & ductile
(iii) Metallic (r) SiO2, Diamond (iii) Metallic solid (r) Volatile
(iv) Covalent Solid (s) MgO, NaCl (iv) Covalent Solid (s) Gaint Molecule

A- 5 > In a crystal, the atoms are located at the position of

(a) zero potential energy (b) Infinite potential energy
(c) Minimum P.E (d) Maximum P.E
A- 6 > Most crystals show good cleavage because their atoms, ions or molecules are
(a) Weakly bonded together (b) Strongly bonded together
(c) Spherically symmetrical (d) Arranged in plane.
B- 3 > What are polymorphous compound? Give an example.
A- 7 > Comment on the statement quartz is crystalline SiO2 whereas silica glass is amorphous SiO2.
A- 8 > Naphthalene is a/an
(a) Ionic solid (b) Covalent solid (c) Metallic solid (d) Molecular solid.
A- 9 > In graphite, electrons are
(a) Localized on each carbon atom (b) spread out between the sheets
(c) localized on every third C-atom (d) Present in anti bonding orbital.
A- 10 > With increase in temperature the conductivity of metals decreases, why?

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 DPP 2 (Solid State)
A- 1 > The bond length and bond angles in molecules in the solid are calculated by
(a) X-ray diffraction (b) Neutrons bombardment
(c) Protons bombardment (d) None
A- 2 > The most Unsymmetrical and symmetrical system are, respectively.
(a) Tetragonal, cubic (b) Triclinic, Cubic
(c) Rhombohedral, Hexagonal (d) Orthorhombic & Cubic
A- 3 > If α = β = γ; All angle equal in magnitude, the crystal cannot belongs to ___________ system.
(a) Orthorhombic (b) Hexagonal (c) Tetragonal (d) Cubic
B- 1 > At what angles for the first order diffraction, spacing between two planes respectively are λ & λ/2?
(a) 0o, 90o (b) 90o, 0o (c) 30o, 90o (d) 90o, 30o
B- 2 > When an electron in an excited Mo-atom falls from L to the K-shell an X-ray is emitted. These X-ray are diffracted
at angle of 7.75o by planes with a separation of 2.64 Å. What is the difference in energy b/w K-shell & L-shell in
Mo. Assuming 1st order diffraction (Sin 7.75o = 0.1349)
C- 1 > For a second order diffraction using X-ray Bragg’s equation, for a crystal with separation between two layers as dÅ,
following graphical study was obserbed when varying θ at different λ. What is the value of d?
(a) 0.3010 Å
(b) 0.6020 Å X
(c) 2Å log λ 0.3010 Å
(d) 4Å O
log Sin θ

A- 4 > A unit cell is characterized by how many parameters & How many type of permitive unit cell are there?
A- 5 > How many of the following permitive unit cell have all the axial angle equal but axial distances different?
Cubic, Tetragonal, orthorhombic, Hexagonal, Trigonal, Monoclinic, Triclinic.
B- 3> The no of planes of symmetry in a hcp unit cell is
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 7
B- 3> How many sixfold axis of symmetry does a hexagonal close packing have?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 6
C- 2 > Match the Column:
(a) Column I Column II
(i) Simple Cubic & FCC (p) a = b = c & α = β = γ
(ii) Cubic & Rhombohedral (q) are two crystal system
(iii) Cubic & Tetragonal (r) have only two crystographic angles of 90o
(iv) Hexagonal and monoclinic (s) Belong to same crystal system.

(b) Column I Column II

(i) Triclinic (p) α = β = γ = 90o; a = b = c
(ii) Hexagonal (q) α = β = γ = 90o; a = b ≠ c
(iii) Cubic (r) α ≠ β ≠ γ = 90o; a ≠ b ≠ c
(iv) Tetragonal (s) α = β = 90o & γ = 120o; a = b ≠ c

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