ELEGANT STUDY FORUM

ASSIGNMENT CLASS - XII SOLID STATE

Q1. The co-ordination number of a body-centred atom is:

(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 12
Q2. In a face-centred cubic lattice, the number of nearest neighbours for a given lattice point is:
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 14
Q3. Close packing is maximum in the crystal lattice of:
(a) simple cubic (b) face-centred (c) body centred (d) none of these
Q4. The vacant space in body-centred cybic lattice (bcc) unit cell is about:
(a) 32% (b) 10% (c) 23% (d) 46%
Q5. The maximum proportion of available volume that can be filled by hard spheres in diamond is:
(a) 0.52 (b) 0.34 (c) 0.32 (d) 0.68
Q6. If a is the length of unit cell, then which one is correct relationship?
(a) For simple cubic lattice, Radius of metal atom = a/2
√3𝑎
(b) For b.c.c. lattice, Radius of metal atom =
4
𝑎
(c) For f.c.c. lattice, Radius of metal atom =
2√2

(d) All of these

Q7. The edge length of face-centred unit cubic cell of an ionic substance is 508 pm. If the radius of cation is 110 pm, the
radius of the anion is:
(a) 144 pm (b) 288 pm (c) 618 pm (d) 398 pm
Q8. A fcc element (atomic mass = 60) has a cell edge of 400 pm. Its density is:
(a) 6.23 g cm−3 (b) 6.43 g cm−3 (c) 6.53 g cm−3 (d) 6.63 g cm−3
Q9. A compound CuCl has face-centred cubic structure. Its density is 3.4 g cm−3 . The length of unit cell is:
(a) 5.783 𝐴̇ (b) 6.783 𝐴̇ (c) 7.783 (d) 8.783 𝐴̇
Q10. In a crystal system a = b = c and 𝛼 = 𝛽 = 𝛾 ≠ 900 , this system is:
(a) Tetragonal (b) Hexagonal (c) Rhombohedral (d) Monoclinic
Q11. The unit cell cube length for LiCl (just like NaCl structure) is 5.14 𝐴̇. Assuming anion-anion contact, the ionic
radius for chloride ion is:
(a) 1.815 𝐴̇ (b) 2.8 𝐴̇ (c) 3.8 𝐴̇ (d) 4.815 𝐴̇
Q12. Which of the following has a total number of 2 atoms per unit cell?
(a) Face centred cubic unit cell (b) Body centred cubic unit cell
(c) Primitive cubic unit cell (d) None of these
Q13. Lithium borohydride crystallizes in an orthorhombic system with 4 molecule per unit cell. The unit cell dimensions
are = 6.8 𝐴̇ , 𝑏 = 4.4 𝐴̇ and 𝐶 = 7.2 𝐴̇. If the molar mass is 21.76, then the density of crystals is:
(a) 0.6708 g cm−3 (b) 1.6708 g cm−3 (c) 2.6708 g cm−3 (d) none of these

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Q14. Sodium metal crystallizes in a body-centred cubic lattice with the cell edge 𝛼 = 4.29 𝐴̇ . The radius of sodium
atom is:
(a) 1.8574 𝐴̇ (b) 2.8574 𝐴̇ (c) 3.8574 𝐴̇ (d) none of these
Q15. A solid XY has NaCl structure. If radius of 𝑋 + is 100 pm, what is the radius of 𝑌 − ion?
(a) 120 pm (b) 136.6 to 241.6 pm (c) 136.6 cm (d) 241.6 pm
Q16. A solid has a b.c.c. structure. If the distance of closest approach between the two atoms is 1.73 𝐴̇. The edge length
of the cell is:
√3
(a) 200 pm (b) pm (c) 142.2 pm (d) √2 pm
√2

Q17. A binary solid (𝐴+ 𝐵− ) has a rock salt structure. If the edge length is 400 pm and radius of cation is 75 pm, then
radius of anion is:
(a) 100 pm (b) 125 pm (c) 250 pm (d) 325 pm
Q18. The ionic radii of 𝑅 + and 𝐼 − are 1.46 and 2.16 𝐴̇. The most probable type of structure exhibited by it is:
(a) CsCl type (b) NaCl type (c) ZnS type (d) CaF2 type
Q19. Edge length of a cube is 400 pm. Its body diagonal would be:
(a) 600 pm (b) 566 pm (c) 693 pm (d) 500 pm
Q20. How many unit cells are present in a cubic shaped ideal crystal of NaCl of mass 1.0 g?
(a) 1.28 × 1021 unit cells (b) 1.71 × 1021 unit cells (c) 2.57 × 1021 unit cells (d) 5.14 × 1021 unit cells

Q21. The length of core of an fcc unit of cell is a and its atomic radius is r. The relationship between them is:
√3 √2 𝑎 √4
(a) 𝑟 = ( )𝑎 (b) 𝑟 = ( ) 𝑎 (c) 𝑟 = (d) 𝑟 = ( ) 𝑎
4 4 2 6

Q22. A binary solid (𝐴+ 𝐵− ) has a zinc blende structure with 𝐵− ions constituting the lattice and 𝐴+ ions occupying 25%
tetrahedral holes. The formula of solid is:
(a) AB (b) A2B (c) AB2 (d) AB4
Q23. The number of octahedral voids in a cubical close pack array of N spheres is:
(a) N/2 (b) 2 N (c) 4 N (d) N
Q24. In a close pack array of N spheres, the number of tetrahedral holes are:
(a) 4N (b) N/2 (c) 2 N (d) N
Q25. How many octahedral and tetrahedral holes are present per unit cell in a face-centred cubic arrangement of atoms?
(a) 8, 4 (b) 1, 2 (c) 4, 8 (d) 2, 1
Q26. A solid is formed and it has three types of atoms X, Y and Z, X forms a fcc lattice with Y atoms occupying all
tetrahedral voids and Z atoms occupying half of octahedral voids. The formula of solid is:
(a) X4YZ2 (b) X4Y2Z (c) XY2Z4 (d) X2Y4Z

Q27. In a fcc-centred 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 atoms is missing from one corner in unit cell. The simplest formula
of compound is:
(a) A7B3 (b) AB3 (c) A7B24 (d) A7/8B3
Q28. 8 : 8 co-ordination of CsCl is found to change into 6 : 6 co-ordination on:
(a) applying pressure (b) increasing temperature (c) both (a) and (b) (d) none of these
Q29. Each unit cell of NaCl consists of 4 chloride ions and:

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 (a) 13 Na atoms (b) 4 Na ions (c) 6 Na atoms (d) 8 Na atoms
Q30. The mass of a unit cell of CsCl corresponds to:
(a) 8 Cs+ and 1 Cl− (b) 1 Cs+ and 6 Cl− (c) 1 Cs+ and 1 Cl− (d) 4 Cs+ and 4 Cl−

Q31. The intermetallic compound LiAg crystallizes in cubic lattice in which both Li and Ag have co-ordination number
of eight. The class of crystal is:
(a) simple cubic (b) body-centred cubic (c) face-centred cubic (d) none of these

Q32. CaF2 possesses:

(a) face-centred cubic (b) body-centred cubic (c) simple cubic (d) hexagonal closed packing

Q33. For an ionic crystal of the general formula 𝐴+ 𝐵− and co-ordination number 6, the radius ratio will be:
(a) greater than 0.73 (b) between 0.73 and 0.41 (c) between 0.41 and 0.22 (d) less than 0.22
Q34. In crystal structure of rock salt (NaCl), the arrangement of 𝐶𝑙 − ion is:
(a) fcc (b) bcc (c) both (a) and (b) (d) none of these
Q35. In a cubic close packing of spheres in three dimensions, the co-ordination number of each sphere is:
(a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 3 (d) 12
Q36. For which crystal anion-anion contact is valid?
(a) NaF (b) Nal (c) CsBr (d) KCl
Q37. 4 : 4 co-ordination is noticed in:
(a) ZnS (b) CuCl (c) AgI (d) all of these

Q38. 8 : 8 co-ordination is noticed in:

(a) MgO (b) Al2O3 (c) CsCl (d) all of these

Q39. The ratio of cations to anion in a octahedral close packing is:

(a) 0.414 (b) 0.225 (c) 0.02 (d) none of these
Q40. The ratio of cations to anion in a closed pack tetrahedral is:
(a) 0.414 (b) 0.225 (c) 0.02 (d) none of these

Q41. Select the correctly matched pair(s) with respect to type of unit cell of lattice and metal:
(a) Simple cubic-Po (b) b.c.c.-U (c) f.c.c.-Au (d) All of these
+
Q42. In sodium chloride the co-ordination number of Na is:
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) Unpredictable
Q43. 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 is present at body centre, the alloy has a formula:
(a) Cu4Ag2Au (b) Cu4Ag4Au (c) Cu4Ag3Au (d) CuAgAu

Q44. If the positions of Na+ and 𝐶𝑙 − are interchanged in NaCl, the crystal lattice with respect to Na + and 𝐶𝑙 − is:
(a) both fcc (b) both bcc (c) fcc and bcc (d) bcc and fcc

Q45. How many tetrahedral holes are occupied in diamond?

(a) 25% (b) 50% (c) 75% (d) 100%

Q46. When NaCl is heated in presence of sodium vapour, it becomes yellow coloured due to:
(a) Schottky defect (b) Frenkel defect (c) metal excess defect (d) metal deficiency defect

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Q47. Frenkel defect is noticed in:
(a) AgBr (b) ZnS (c) AgI (d) all of these
Q48. Schottky defect is noticed in:
(a) NaCl (b) KCl (c) CsCl (d) all of these
Q49. What type of crystal defect is indicated in the diagram given below?
Na+ 𝐶𝑙 − Na+ Na+ 𝐶𝑙 −
𝐶𝑙 − 𝐶𝑙 − Na+ 𝐶𝑙 −
Na+ 𝐶𝑙 − 𝐶𝑙 − Na+ 𝐶𝑙 −
𝐶𝑙 − Na+ 𝐶𝑙 − Na+ Na+

(a) Frenkel and Schottky defects (b) Schottky defect (c) Interstitial defect (d) Frenkel defect

Q50. Due to frenkel’s defect, the density of ionic crystal:

(a) decreases (b) increases (c) changes (d) remains unchanged
Q51. The compound which exhibits both Frenkel and Schottky defects is:
(a) NaCl (b) KCl (c) CsCl (d) AgBr

Q52. 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

Q53. CsBr crystallizes in a body centred cubic lattice. The unit cell length is 436.6 pm. Given that the atomic mass
of Cs = 133 and that of Br = 80 amu and Avogadro number being 6.02 × 1023 mol−1 . The density of CsBr is:
(a) 0.425 g cm−3 (b) 8.25 g cm−3 (c) 4.25 g cm−3 (d) 42.5 g cm−3

Q54. If NaCl is doped with 10−4 mol % of SrCl2, the concentration of cation vacancies will be (NA = 6.02 × 1023 mol−1 )
(a) 6.02 × 1016 mol−1 (b) 6.02 × 1017 mol−1 (c) 6.02 × 1014 mol−1 (d) 6.02 × 1015 mol−1

Q55. The fraction of total volume occupied by the atoms present in a simple cube is:
𝜋 𝜋 𝜋 𝜋
(a) 3√2
(b) 4√2
(c) 4
(d) 6

Q56. If ‘a’ stands for the edge length of the cubic systems: simple cubic, body centred cubic and face centred cubic, then
the ratio of the radii of the spheres in these systems will be respectively:
1 √3 1 1 √3 1 1 √3 √2
(a) 2
𝑎∶ 4
𝑎 ∶ 2√2 𝑎 (b) 2
𝑎∶ 4
𝑎 ∶ 𝑎 (c) 2
𝑎∶ 2
𝑎 ∶ 2
𝑎 (d) 1𝑎 ∶ √3𝑎 ∶ √2𝑎
√2

Q57. Lithium metal crystallizes in a body centred cubic crystal. If the length of the side of the unit cell of lithium is 351
pm, the atomic radius of the lithium will be:
(a) 151.8 pm (b) 75.5 pm (c) 300.5 pm (d) 240.8 pm

Q58. The number of octahedral void(s) per atom present in a cubic close-packed structure is:
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Q59. A metal crystallizes with a face-centred cubic lattice. The edge of the unit cell is 408 pm. The diameter of the metal
atom is:
(a) 288 pm (b) 408 pm (c) 144 pm (d) 204 pm
Q60. The number of carbon atoms per unit cell of diamond unit cell is:
(a) 6 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 8

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Q61. A metal has a fcc lattice. The edge length of the unit cell is 404 pm. The density of the metal is 2.72 g cm-3. The
molar mass of the metal is: (Avogadro’s constant, NA = 6.02 × 1023 mol−1 )
(a) 27 g mol−1 (b) 20 g mol−1 (c) 40 g mol−1 (d) 30 gmol−1

Q62. If a is the length of the side of a cube, the distance between the body centred atom and one corner atom in the cube
will be:
2 4 √3 √3
(a) 𝑎 (b) 𝑎 (c) 𝑎 (d) 𝑎
√3 √3 4 2

Q63. The vacant space in bcc lattice unit cell is:

(a) 23% (b) 32% (c) 26% (d) 48%

Q64. The correct statement regarding defects in crystalline solids is:

(a) Frenkel defect is a dislocation defect.
(b) Frenkel defect is found in halides of alkaline earth metals
(c) Schottky defects have no effect on the density of crystalline solids.
(d) Frenkel defects decreases the density of crystalline solids.
Q65. A given metal crystallizes out with a cubic structure having edge length of 361 pm. If there are four metal atoms in
one unit cell, what is the radius of one atom?
(a) 80 pm (b) 108 pm (c) 40 pm (d) 127 pm

Q66. Lithium has a bcc structure. Its density is 530 kg m-3 and its atomic mass is 6.94 g mol-1. Calculate the edge length
of a unit cell of lithium metal. (NA = 6.02 × 1023 mol−1 )
(a) 527 pm (b) 264 pm (c) 154 pm (d) 352 pm

Q67. The ionic radii of 𝐴+ and 𝐵− ions are 0.98 × 10−10 𝑚 and 1.81 × 10−10 𝑚. The coordination number of each ion
in AB is:
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8
Q68. In calcium fluoride, having the fluorite structure, the coordination numbers for calcium ion (Ca 2+) and fluoride ion
(𝐹 − ) are:
(a) 4 and 2 (b) 6 and 6 (c) 8 and 4 (d) 4 and 8

Q69. A crystalline solid has a cubic structure in which tungsten (W) atoms are located at the cubic corners of the unit
cell, oxygen atoms at the edges of the cube and sodium atoms at the cube centre. The molecular formula of the
compound is:
(a) Na2WO3 (b) NaWO4 (c) NaWO3 (d) Na2WO4

Q70. If AgI crystallizes in zinc blende structure with 𝐼 − ions at lattice points, what fraction of tetrahedral voids is
occupied by Ag+ ions?
(a) 25% (b) 50% (c) 100% (d) 75%
Q71. Total number of tetrahedral and octahedral voids in 0.5 mol of a compound forming hcp structure are:
(a) 6.022 × 1023 (b) 3.011 × 1023 (c) 9.033 × 1023 (d) 4.516 × 1023

Q72. Which one of the following compound exhibits both Schottky and Frenkel defects?
(a) NaCl (b) AgCl (c) AgBr (d) AgI

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Q73. The mass percentage of iron present as Fe(III) in Fe0.93O1.0 is:
(a) 8.3% (b) 9.6% (c) 11.5% (d) 17.7%
Q74. A solid is formed by two elements P and Q. The element Q forms cubic close packing and atoms of P occupy two-
third of tetrahedral voids. The formula of the compound is?
(a) PQ3 (b) P3Q (c) P4Q3 (d) P3Q2

Q75. Total volume of atoms present in face centred cubic unit cell of metal is (r is atomic radius)
24 12 16 20
(a) 3
𝜋𝑟 3 (b) 3
𝜋𝑟 3 (c) 3
𝜋𝑟 3 (d) 3
𝜋𝑟 3

Q76. In a compound, atoms of element Y form ccp lattice and those of element X occupy 2/3 rd of tetrahedral voids. The
formula of the compound will be
(a) X3Y4 (b) X4Y3 (c) X2Y3 (d) X2Y

Q77. The edge length of a face centred cubic cell of an ionic substance is 508 pm. If the radius of the cation is 110 pm,
the radius of the anion is:
(a) 618 pm (b) 144 pm (c) 288 pm (d) 398 pm

Q78. Percentage of free space in cubic close packed structure and in body centred packed structure are respectively:
(a) 32% and 48% (b) 48% and 26% (c) 30% and 26% (d) 26% and 32%

Q79. 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:
(a) A2B (b) AB2 (c) A2B3 (d) A2B5

Q80. Copper crystallizes in fcc lattice with a unit cell edge of 361 pm. The radius of copper atom is:
(a) 108 pm (b) 128 pm (c) 157 pm (d) 181 pm

Q81. 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:
(a) 300 pm (b) 240 pm (c) 152 pm (d) 75 pm

Q82. Experimentally it was found that a metal oxide has formula M 0.98O. Metal M is present as M2+ and M3+ in its oxide.
Fraction of the metal which exists as M3+ would be
(a) 5.08% (b) 7.01% (c) 4.08% (d) 6.05%

Q83. CsCl crystallizes in body-centred cubic lattice. If ‘a’ is its edge length then which of the following expression is
correct?
3𝑎 √3
(a) 𝑟𝐶𝑠+ /𝑟𝐶𝑙− = √3𝑎 (b) 𝑟𝐶𝑠+ /𝑟𝐶𝑙− = 3𝑎 (c) 𝑟𝐶𝑠+ /𝑟𝐶𝑙− = 2
(d) 𝑟𝐶𝑠+ /𝑟𝐶𝑙 − = 2
𝑎

Q84. Sodium metal crystallizes in a body centred cubic lattice with a unit cell edge 4.29 𝑨̇. The radius of sodium atom is
approximately.
(a) 5.72 𝐴̇ (b) 0.93 𝐴̇ (c) 1.86 𝐴̇ (d) 3.22 𝐴̇
Q85. Which of the following compound is metallic and ferromagnetic?
(a) TiO2 (b) CrO2 (c) VO2 (d) MnO2
Q86. An ionic compound is expected to have tetrahedral structure if 𝒓+ /𝒓− lies in the range of
(a) 0.155 to 0.225 (b) 0.732 to 1 (c) 0.414 to 0.732 (d) 0.225 to 0.414

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Q87. 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) XYZ3 (c) X2Y2Z3 (d) X8YZ6
Q88. KCl crystallizes in the same type of lattice as does NaCl. Given that 𝒓𝑵𝒂+ /𝒓𝑪𝒍− =0.55 and 𝒓𝑲+ /𝒓𝑪𝒍− =0.74,
calculate the ratio of the side of the unit cell for KCl to that of NaCl.
(a) 1.123 (b) 0.891 (c) 1.414 (d) 0.414
Q89. Number of unit cells in 4 g of X (atomic mass = 40) which crystallize in bcc pattern is (N A = Avogadro number).
0.1
(a) 0.1 𝑁𝐴 (b) 2 × 0.1 𝑁𝐴 (c) 2
𝑁𝐴 (d) 2 × 𝑁𝐴

Q90. The white ZnO turns yellow on heating because of

(a) Frenkel defect (b) Metal excess defect (c) Metal deficiency defect (d) Schottky defect

Q91. CsCl has co-ordination number ratio

(a) 6:6 (b) 8 : 8 (c) 4 : 4 (d) none of these

Q92. Radius ratio of an ionic compound is 0.93. The structure of the above ionic compound is of
(a) NaCl type (b) CsCl type (c) ZnS type (d) none of these

Q93. Co-ordination number of cations in rock salt structure of NaCl is:

(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 9
Q94. Molecules/ions and their magnetic properties are given below:
Molecule / ion Magnetic property
(i) C6H6 (1) Antiferromagnetic
(ii) CrO2 (2) Ferrimagnetic
(iii) MnO (3) Ferromagnetic
(iv) Fe3O4 (4) Paramagnetic
(v) Fe3+ (5) Diamagnetic

The correctly matched pairs in the above is:

(a) (i) -5, (ii) – 3, (iii) – 2, (iv) – 1, (v) – 4 (b) (i) -3, (ii) – 5, (iii) – 1, (iv) – 4, (v) – 2
(c) (i) -5, (ii) – 3, (iii) – 1, (iv) – 2, (v) – 4 (d) (i) -4, (ii) – 5, (iii) – 1, (iv) – 2, (v) – 3

Q95. In face-centred cubic lattice, a unit cell is shared equally by how many unit cells?
(a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 2 (d) 8
Q96. Potassium dichromate belongs to which crystal system?
(a) Tetragonal (b) Orthorthombic (c) Triclinic (d) Hexagonal (d) Monoclinic
Q97. Which one of the following is used as a piezoelectric material?
(a) Silicones (b) Graphite (c) Silica gel (d) Kieselguhr (e) Quartz
Q98. Suppose the mass of a single Ag atom is ‘m’. Ag metal crystallizes in fcc lattice with unit cell of length ‘a’. The
density of Ag metal in terms of ‘a’ and ‘m’ is:
(a) 4𝑚/𝑎3 (b) 2𝑚/𝑎3 (c) 𝑚/𝑎3 (d) 𝑚/4𝑎3

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Q99. The unit cell with crystallographic dimensions, 𝑎 ≠ 𝑏 ≠ 𝑐 , 𝛼 = 𝛾 = 900 and 𝛽 ≠ 900 is:
(a) monoclinic (b) tetragonal (c) triclinic (d) orthorhombic

Q100. Ionic solids with Schottky defect may contain in their structure
(a) cation vacancies only (b) cation vacancies and interstitial cations
(c) equal number of cation and anion vacancies (d) anion vacancies and interstitial anions

Q101. In a face centred cubic unit cell, what is the volume occupied?
4 8 16 64 𝑟3
(a) 3
𝜋𝑟 3 (b) 3
𝜋𝑟 3 (c) 3
𝜋𝑟 3 (d) 3√3

Q102. An element crystallizing in body centred cubic lattice has an edge length of 500 pm. If its density is 4 g cm−3 , the
atomic mass of the element (in g mol−1 ) is (consider 𝑁𝐴 = 6 × 1023 )
(a) 100 (b) 250 (c) 125 (d) 150 (d) 50

Q103. The contribution of a particle at the edge centre of a particular unit cell is,
(a) 1/2 (b) 1/4 (c) 1 (d) 1/8

Q104. The number of atoms in this hcp unit cell is:

(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 17

Q105. The volume of this hcp unit cell is

64
(a) 24√2𝑟 3 (b) 16√2𝑟 3 (c) 12√2𝑟 3 (d) 3√3
𝑟3

Q106. The empty space in this hcp unit cell is

(a) 74% (b) 47.6% (c) 32% (d) 26%

Q107. The number of atoms per unit cell in simple (s), body centred (b), face centred (f) and end centred (e) unit cell
decreases as
(a) f >b>e>s (b) f > b = e > s (c) b > f > s = e (d) f > b > e = s
Q108. Gold crystallizes in a face centred unit cell. Its edge length is 0.410 nm. The radius of gold atom is:
(a) 0.205 nm (b) 0.290 nm (c) 0.145 nm (d) 0.578 nm

Q109. In a cubic lattice of XYZ, Z atoms are present at all corners except one corner which is occupied by Y atoms. Z
atoms are present at face centres. The formula of the compound is:
(a) X8YZ24 (b) XYZ3 (c) X7Y24Z (d) X7YZ24

Q110. The ionic radii of 𝐾 + , 𝑅𝑏+ and 𝐵𝑟 − are 137, 148 and 195 pm. The coordination number of cation in RbBr and KBr
structures are respectively
(a) 8, 6 (b) 6, 4 (c) 6, 8 (d) 4, 6
Q111. How many unit cells are present in a cubic shaped ideal crystal of NaCl of mass 1.0 g?
(a) 1.28 × 1021 unit cells (b) 1.71 × 1021 unit cells
(c) 2.57 × 1021 unit cells (d) 5.14 × 1021 unit cells
Q112. When NaCl is heated in presence of sodium vapour, it becomes yellow coloured due to:
(a) Schottky defect (b) Frenkel defect (c) Metal excess defect (d) Metal deficiency defect
Q113. Frenkel defect is noticed in:
(a) AgBr (b) ZnS (c) AgI (d) all of these

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Q114. The volume of atoms present in a face-centred cubic unit cell of a metal (r is atomic radius) is:
16 20 24 12
(a) 3
𝜋𝑟 3 (b) 3
𝜋𝑟 3 (c) 3
𝜋𝑟 3 (d) 3
𝜋𝑟 3

Q115. A substance Ax By crystallises in a face centred cubic (fcc) lattice in which atoms ‘A’ occupy each corner of the
cube and atoms ‘B’ occupy, the centres of each face of the cube. Identify the correct composition of the
substance AxBy.
(a) AB3 (b) A4B3 (c) A3B (d) composition cannot be specified
Q116. Copper has face centred cubic structure. The co-ordination number of each ion is:
(a) 4 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 8
Q117. The forces present among the carbon atoms of diamond are:
(a) covalent bonds (b) ionic bonds (c) van der Waals’ forces (d) metallic bonds
Q118. A solid has a structure in which W atoms are located at the corners of a cubic lattice, O atoms at the centre of
edges and Na atoms at the centre of the cube. The formula of the compound is:
(a) NaWO2 (b) NaWO3 (c) Na2WO3 (d) Na4WO3
Q119. Potassium crystallises in bcc lattice, the co-ordination number of potassium in potassium metal is:
(a) 12 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8
Q120. Graphite is a good conductor of electricity because:
(a) it is an allotrope of carbon (b) it has unpaired electrons
(c) it has sheet structure (d) none of these
Q121. Body centred cubic lattice has a co-ordination number of:
(a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 4
Q122. The co-ordination number of a metal crystal in a hexagonal close packed structure is:
(a) 12 (b) 4 (c) 8 (d) 6
Q123. A molecule contains atoms x and y so that x occurs at the corners of the cube while y at the face centre. The
formula of the molecule can be:
(a) xy3 (b) x1y (c) xy2 (d) x2y
Q124. In a solid having the NaCl structure, ‘A’ atoms occupy the corners of the cubic unit cell. If all the face centred
atoms along one of the axes are removed, then the resultant stoichiometry of the solid is:
(a) AB2 (b) A2B (c) A4B4 (d) A3B4
Q125. An element ‘A’ (atomic mass 60) has simple cubic lattice of edge 100 pm. The density of crystal (𝑁0 = 6 ×
1023 ) is:
(a) 600 𝑔𝑐𝑚 −3 (b) 1 × 104 𝑔𝑐𝑚 −3 (c) 6 × 10−2 𝑔𝑐𝑚 −3 (d) 1 × 102 𝑔𝑐𝑚 −3
Q126. The appearance of colour in solid alkali metal halides is generally due to:
(a) Schottky defect (b) Frenkel defect (c) interstitial positions (d) F-centres
Q127. If edge of a bcc crystal of an element is ‘a’ cm. ‘M’ is the atomic mass and 𝑁0 is Avogadro number, then density
of the crystal is:
4𝑀 2 𝑁0 2𝑀 𝑀𝑎 3
(a) 𝑎 3𝑁0
(b) 𝑀𝑎 3
(c) 𝑁0 𝑎3
(d) 2𝑁0

Q128. Sodium atom crystallises in body centred cubic with cell edge (a) = 4.29 𝐴̇. The radius of sodium atom is:
(a) 18.6 𝐴̇ (b) 1.86 𝐴̇ (c) 1.86 pm (d) 1860 pm

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Q129. In face centred cubic unit cell, edge length is:
4 4 √3
(a) 𝑟 (b) 𝑟 (c) 2r (d) 2
𝑟
√3 √2

Q130. When molten zinc is cooled to solid state, it assumes hcp structure. Then the number of nearest neighbours of
zinc atom will be:
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 12
Q131. In a face centred cubic lattice, unit cell is shared equally by how many unit cells?
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 6 (d) 8
Q132. The number of unit cells in 58.5 g of NaCl is nearly:
(a) 6 × 1020 (b) 3 × 1022 (c) 1.5 × 1023 (d) 0.5 × 1024
Q133. The number of tetrahedral voids in the unit cell of a face centred cubic lattice of similar atoms is:
(a) 4 (b) 6 (c) 8 (d) 12
Q134. Titanium metal has a density of 4.54 g cm-3. It crystallises in cubic structure with volume of unit cell equal to
7.02 × 0−23 𝑐𝑚 3. The type of unit cell is (Atomic mass of Ti = 48):
(a) ccp (b) bcc (c) simple cubic (d) none of these
Q135. Lithium forms body centred cubic structure. The length of the side of its unit cell is 351 pm. The atomic radius
of lithium will be:
(a) 300 pm (b) 240 pm (c) 152 pm (d) 75 pm
Q136. A metal has a fcc lattice. The edge length of the unit cell is 404 pm. The density of the metal is 2.72 g cm-3. The
molar mass of the metal is (𝑁𝐴 = 6.02 × 1023 𝑚𝑜𝑙−1 ):
(a) 27 g mol-1 (b) 20 g mol-1 (c) 40 g mol-1 (d) 30 g mol-1
Q137. 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:
(a) A2B5 (b) A2B3 (c) AB2 (d) A2B

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