Bansal Test Solidstate PDF
Bansal Test Solidstate PDF
Bansal Test Solidstate PDF
Q.12 Xenon crystallises in the Iace-centred cubic lattice and the edge oI the unit cell is
620 pm. What is the nearest neighbour distance and what is the radius oI xenon atom?
Q.13 The two ions A
and B have radii 88 and 200 pm respectively. In the closed packed crystal oI compound
AB, predict the co-ordination number oI A
.
Q.14 CsCl has the bcc arrangement and its unit cell edge length is 400 pm. Calculate the interionic distance in CsCl.
Q. 15 Gold crystallizes in a Iace centered cubic lattice. II the length oI the edge oI the unit cell is 407 pm,
calculate the density oI gold as well as its atomic radius assuming it to be spherical. Atomic mass oI
gold 197 amu.
Q.16 The density oI KBr is 2.75 g cm"
3
. The length oI the edge oI the unit cell is 654 pm. Show that KBr has
Iace centered cubic structure.
(N 6.023.xlO
23
mol"
1
, At. mass : K 39, Br 80)
Q.17 An element crystallizes in a structure having FCC unit cell oI an edge 200 pm. Calculate the density, iI
200 g oI this element contains 24x 10
23
atoms,
Q. 18 The eIIective radius oI the iron atom is 1.42 A. It has rock salt like structure. Calculate its density
(Fe 56 amu)
Q.19 A crystal oI lead(II) sulphide has NaCl structure. In this crystal the shortest distance between PtI
2
ion
' and S
2
- ion is 297 pm. What is the length oI the edge oI the unit cell in lead sulphide? Also calculate the
unit cell volume.
Q.201 II the length oI the body diagonal Ior CsCl which crystallises into a cubic structure with CI" ions at the
corners and Cs
4
ions at the centre oI the unit cells is 7 A and the radius oI the Cs
I
ion is 1.69 A, what is
the radii oI Cl~ ion?
M A & C & ` I e v ` C H C p )
NToVOXA` o V U/AiUr C ` i c . b a `
w
\
1
l - r S- ; vv& o
\ I n \ a W t o S , ,
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PROFICIENCY TEST
1. Crystalline solids are isotropic.
2. Rhombohedral, triclinic and hexagonal are the unit cells, which have only primitive arrangement possible.
3. Rank oI FCC and HP units cells are same.
4. The minimum void Iraction Ior any unit cell in any shape having only one type oI atom and all voids
unIilled is 0.26.
5. Packing Iraction oI a lattice structure depends on the radius oI the atom ciystallizing in it.
6. The location oI tetrahedral voids in FCC unit cell are the centers oI 8 minicubes Iorming a large cube.
7. EIIective number oI octahedral voids in a unit cell is equal to the eIIective number oI atoms in the unit cell.
8. Radius ratio Ior co-ordination number 4 having tetrahedral and square planar geometry is same.
9. The radius ratio value Ior co-ordination number 4 having square planar geometry and co-ordination
number 6 having octahedral geometry is same.
10. A metallic element crystallises into a lattice containing a sequence oI layers oI AB AB AB Any
packing oI spheres leaves out voids in the lattice 26 percent by volume oI this lattice is empty space.
11. The relation between edge length (a) and radius oI atom (r) Ior BCC lattice is .
12. The relation between edge length (a) and radius oI atom (r) Ior FCC lattice is .
13. AB CABC layering pattern is called packing, Iound in lattice.
14. ABABAB layering pattern is called packing, Iound in lattice.
15. Height (c) oI the hexagonal primitive unit cell in terms oI radius oI atom (r) is .
16. Anions would be in contact with each other only iI the cation to anion radius Ior a given co-ordination
number is .
17. The number oI tetrahedral voids in hexagonal primitive unit cell is .
18. The limiting radius Ior co-ordination number 8 is .
19. For cesium chloride structure, the interionic distance (in terms oI edge length, a) is equal to .
20. Density oI a crystal due to Schottky deIect and due to Frankel deIect.
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EXERCISE III
Q 1 Iron has body centered cubic lattice structure. The edge length oIthe unit cell is Iound to be 286 pm.
What is the radius oI an iron atom?
Cesium chloride Iorms a body centered cubic lattice. Cesium and chloride ions are in contact along the
body diagonal oI the unit cell. The length oI the side oI the unit cell is 412 pm and CI" ion has a radius oI
181 pm. Calculate the radius oI Cs
ion.
Q.3 In a cubic closed packed structure oI mixed oxides the lattice is made up oI oxide ions, one eighth oI
tetrahedral voids are occupied by divalent ions (A
2
) while one halI oI the octahedral voids occupied
trivalent ions (B
3
). What is the Iormula oI the oxide?
Q.4 ` A solid A
and B" had NaCl type closed packed structure. II the anion has a radius oI 250 pm, what
~ should be the ideal radius oI the cation? Can a cation C
ion, 0
2
~ ion, S
2
~ ion and CI" ion are 0.65 A, 1.69 A, 1.40 A, 1.84 A, and
1.81 A respectively. Calculate the co-ordination numbers oI the cations in the crystals oI MgS, MgO
and CsCl.
Q.7 Iron occurs as bcc as well as Iee unit cell. II the eIIective radius oI an atom oI iron is 124pm. Compute
the density oI iron in both these structures.
J
r
N a
-
r
N a
KC1 crystallizes in the same type oIlattice as does NaCl. Given that ~
0 5
and "
7
Calculate:
r
C P
r
K
(a) The ratio oI the sides oI unit cell Ior KC1 to that Ior NaCl and
(b) The ratio oI densities oI NaCl to that Ior KC1.
Q.9 An element A (Atomic weight 100) having bcc structure has unit cell edge length 400 pm. Calculatethe
density oI Aand number oI unit cells and number oI atoms in 10 gm oI A.
Q J 0J Prove that the void space percentage in zinc blende structure is 25.
Q.ll A unit cell oI sodium chloride has Iour Iormula units. The edge oI length oI the unit cell is 0.5 64 nm.
What is the density oI sodium chloride.
Q. 12J In a cubic crystal oI CsCl (density 3.97 gm/cm
3
) the eight corners are occupied by CP ions with Cs
ions at the centre Calculate the distance between the neighbouring Cs
and CP ions.
QT3,j KF has NaCl structure. What is the distance between K
(b)
th
oI tetrahedral voids. The density oI Iorsterite (magnesium silicate) is 3.21 g/cc and that oI Iayalite
(Ierrous silicate )is 4.34 g/cc. Find the Iormula oI Iorsterite and Iayalite minerals and the percentage oI
Iayalite in an olivine with a density oI 3.88 g/cc.
Q.29 The mineral hawleyite, one Iorm oI CdS, crystallizes in one oIthe cubic lattices, with edge length 5.87A.
The density oI hawleyite is 4.63 g cm
-3
.
(i) In which cubic lattice does hawleyite crystallize?
(ii) Find the Schottky deIect in g cnr
3
.
Q.30 A strong current oI trivalent gaseous boron passed through a germanium crystal decreases the density oI
the crystal due to part replacement oI germanium by boron and due to interstitial vacancies created by
missing Ge atoms. In one such experiment, one gram oI germanium is taken and the boron atoms are
Iound to be 150 ppm by weight, when the density oI the Ge crystal decreases by 4. Calculate the
percentage oI missing vacancies due to germanium, which are Iilled up by boron atoms.
Atomic wt. Ge 72.6, B 11
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EXERCISE III
Q.l A solid has a structure in which W atoms are located at the corners oI a cubic lattice, O atom at the
centre oI the edges and Na atom at centre oI the cubic. The Iormula Ior the compound is
(A) NaW0
2
(B) NaW0
3
(C) Na
2
W0
3
(D) NaW0
4
Q. 2 The density oI CaF
2
(Iluorite structure) is 3.18 g/cm
3
. The length oI the side oI the unit cell is
(A) 253 pm (B) 344 pm (C) 546 pm (D) 273 pm
Q. 3 Which oI the Iollowing statements is correct in the rock-salt structure oI an ionic compounds?
(A) coordination number oI cation is Iour whereas that oI anion is six.
(B) coordination number oI cation is six whereas that oI anion is Iour.
(C) coordination number oI each cation and anion is Iour.
(D) coordination number oI each cation and anion is six.
Q.4 The coordination number oI cation and anion in Fluorite CaF
2
and CsCl are respectively
(A) 8:4 and 6:3 (B) 6:3 and4:4 (C) 8:4 and 8:8 (D) 4:2 and 2:4
Q. 5 The interstitial hole is called tetrahedral because
(A) It is Iormed by Iour spheres.
(B) Partly same and partly diIIerent.
(C) It is Iormed by Iour sphei es ihe centres oI which Iorm a regular tetrahedron.
(D) None oI the above three.
Q. 6 The tetrahedral voids Iormed by ccp arrangement oI Cl~ ions in rock salt structure are
(A) Occupied by Na
is
(A) 127.5 pm (B) 190.68 pm (C) 225 pm (D) 255 pm
Q.12 The mass oI a unit cell oI CsCl corresponds to
(A) 1 Cs
and 6 CI (C) 4 Cs
and 1 Cl"
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Q.13 In the closest packing oI atoms A(radius : r
a
), the radius oI atom B that can be Iitted
into tetrahedral voids is
(A) 0.155 r
a
(B) 0.225 r
a
(C) 0.414 r
a
(D) 0.732 r
a
Q. 14 Which one oI the Iollowing schemes oI ordering closed packed sheets oI equal sized spheres do not
generate close packed lattice.
(A) ABC ABC (B) ABAC ABAC (C)ABBAABBA (D) ABCBCABCBC
Q.15 An ionic compound AB has ZnS type structure. II the radius A
ions?
(A) 778.3 pm (B) 276 pm (C) 195.7 pm (D) 390.3 pm
Q.18 In diamond, carbon atom occupy FCC lattice points as well as alternate tetrahedral voids. II edge length
oIthe unit cell is 356 pm, then radius oI carbon atom is
(A) 77.07 pm (B) 154.14 pm (C) 251.7 pm (D)89pm
Q.19 Which oI the Iollowing will show schottky deIect
(A) CaF
2
(B) ZnS (C)AgCl (D)CsCl
Q.20 Give the correct order oI initials T (true) or F (Ialse) Ior Iollowing statements.
I. In an anti-Iluorite structure anions Iorm FCC lattice and cations occupy all tetrahedral voids,
n. II the radiu s oI cations and anions are 0.2 A and 0.9 5 A then coordinate number oI cation in the
crystal is 4.
m An atom/ion is transIerred Irom a lattice site to an interstitial position in Frenkel deIect.
IV. Density oI crystal always increases due to substitutinal impurity deIect.
(A)TFFF ' (B)FTTF (C)TFFT (D)TFTF
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EXERCISE IJ
Q. 1 The edge length oI unit cell oI a metal having molecular weight 75 g/mol is 5 A which crystallizes in cubic
lattice. II the density is 2 g/cc then Iind the radius oI metal atom. (N
A
6 x 10
23
). Give the answer in pm.
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Q.2 An element crystallises in FCC lattice having edge length 400 pm. Calculate the maximum diameter
which can be placed in interstital sites without disturbing the structure. |JEE 2005|
Q. 3 Which oI the Iollowing FCC structure contains cations in alternate tetrahedral voids?
(A) NaCl (B) ZnS (C) N`O (D) CaF
2
|JEE 2005|
Q.4(i) AB crystallizes in a rock salt structure with A : B 1 : 1. The shortest distance between A and B is
Y
1/3
nm. The Iormula mass oI AB is 6.023 Y amu where Y is any arbitrary constant. Find the density in kg m-
3
.
(ii) II measured density is 20 kg m-
3
. IdentiIy the type oI point deIect. |JEE-2004|
Q. 5 Marbles oI diameter 10 mm each are to be arranged on a Ilat surIace so that their centres lie within the
area enclosed by Iour lines oI length each 40 mm. Sketch the arrangement that will give the maximum
number oI marbles per unit area, that can be enclosed in this manner and deduce the expression to
calculate it. |JEE-2003|
Q.6 A substance AB crystallises in a FCC lattice in which atoms "A" occupy each corner oI the cube and
atoms "B" occupy the centres oI each Iace oI the cube. IdentiIy the correct composition oI the substance
AB.
(A)AB
3
(B)A
4
B
3
(C) A
3
B (D) composition cannot be speciIied | JEE-2002j
Q. 7 The Iigures given below show the location oI atoms in three crystallographic planes in FCC lattice. Draw
the unit cell Ior the corresponding structure and identiIy these planes in your diagram.
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+ + +
Q.8 In a solid "AB" having NaCl structure "A" atoms occupy the corners oI the cubic unit cell. II all the
Iace-centred atoms along one oI the axes are removed, then the resultant stoichiometry oIthe solid is
(A)AB
2
(B)A
2
B (C)A
4
B
3
(D)A
3
B
4
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Q.9 In any ionic solid |MX| with schottky deIects, the number oI positive and negative ions are same. |T/F|
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Q.10 The coordination number oI a metal crystallising in a hep structure is |JEE-2000|
(A) 12 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 6
Q.ll A metal cryatallises into two cubic phases, FCC and BCC whose unit cell lengths are 3.5 and 3.0 A
respectively. Calculate the ratio oI densities oI FCC and BCC. |JEE-1999|
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Q.12 Which oI the Iollowing statements are correct:
(A) The coordination number oI each type oI ion in CsCl is 8.
(B) Ametal that crystallises in BCC structure has a coordination number 12.
(C) Aunit cell oI an ionic crystal shares some oI its ions with other unit cells
(D) The length oI the unit cell in NaCl is 552 pm.
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r
Na
95 pm ; r
CJ
181 pm| 1EE-1998]
Q.13 In the sodium chloride structure, each Na