1.

The Solid State

1. Solid X is a very hard solid which is electrical insulator in

solid as well as in molten state and has extremely high
melting point. What type of solid is it ?
a. Ionic solid
b. Covalent solid
c. Metallic solid
d. Molecular solid

2. Which among the following will show anisotropy?

a. Glass
b. NaBr
c. Plastic
d. Rubber

3. A crystal is formed by two elements X and Y in cubic

structure. X atoms are at the corners of a cube while Y
atoms are at the face centre. The formula of the compound
will be
a. XY
b. XY2
c. X2Y3
d. XY3

4. How many chloride ions are surrounding sodium ion in

sodium chloride crystal?
a. 4
b. 8
c. 6
d. 12
5. Which of the following does not represent property of a
crystalline solid ?
a. It has a definite geometry.
b. It is isotropic in structure.
c. It has a sharp melting point.
d. It is a true solid.

6. To get n-type of semiconductor, Germanium should be

doped with
a. Gallium
b. Arsenic
c. Aluminium
d. Boron

7. If the radius of an octahedral void is r and radius of atoms

in close packing is R, the relation between r and R is
a. r = 0.414R
b. R = 0.414r
c. r = 2R
d. r = √ R

8. A metal crystallises into a lattice containing a sequence of

layers as AB AB AB......... . What percentage of voids is left
in the lattice?
a. 72%
b. 48%
c. 26%
d. 32%
9. The coordination number of metal crystallising in a
hexagonal close packing is
a. 12
b. 4
c. 8
d. 6

10. The fraction of the total volume occupied by the atoms

present in a simple cube is
a.
b.
c.
√
d.
√

11. Which of the following will have metal deficiency defect?

a. NaCl
b. FeO
c. KCl
d. ZnO

12. The empty space in the body centred cubic lattice is

a. 52%
b. 32%
c. 47%
d. 26%
13. P-type semiconductors are formed when Si or Ge are
doped with
a. Group 14 elements
b. Group 15 elements
c. Group 13 elements
d. Group 18 elements

14. Silver halides generally show

a. Schottky defect
b. Frenkel defect
c. Both Frenkel and Schottky defects
d. Non- stoichiometric defect

15. ↑↑↓↑↑↓↑↑ stands

a. Ferromagnetic
b. Ferrimagnetic
c. Antiferromagnetic
d. Diamagnetic

16. Which of the following solids is the structure of CsCl

crystal?
a. Body centred cubic
b. Simple cubic
c. Face centred cubic
d. Edge centred cubic

17. Bonding in diamond is

a. Covalent
b. Ionic
c. Dipole
d. Metallic
18. How many types of Bravis lattices are possible in crystals?
a. 7
b. 14
c. 8
d. 5

19. Which of the following metals has an fcc structure?

a. Al
b. Cu
c. Pb
d. All of these

20. The fcc structure is often called

a. Cubic close packed
b. Hexagonal close packed
c. The graphite structure
d. The diamond structure

21. The tetrahedral void has a coordination number of

a. Two
b. Three
c. Eight
d. Four

22. How many basic crystal systems are possible?

a. Four
b. Five
c. Six
d. Seven
23. Ionic solids have
a. A low melting point
b. A moderate melting point
c. A high melting point
d. None of these

24. The octahedral void has a coordination number of

a. Two
b. Six
c. Eight
d. Four

25. The number of lattice points in a primitive cell is

a. 4
b. 2
c. 8
d. 1

26. Metallic solids are generally

a. Hard and brittle
b. Malleable and ductile
c. Soft and plastically deformable
d. None of these

27. Among the following, the strongest bond is the

a. Ionic bond
b. Hydrogen bond
c. Metallic bond
d. Covalent bond
28. Interstitial impurities are a
a. Surface defect
b. Point defect
c. Line defect
d. Volume defect

29. One Bohr magneton equals

a. 9.27 × 10-24 Am2
b. 9.1 × 10-31 Am2
c. 9.27 × 10-16 Am2
d. 9.1× 10-24 Am2

30. Which of these is found in AgBr?

a. Frenkel defect
b. Schottky defect
c. Option b and c both
d. None of these