1.

The kind of force between atoms in a solid

(a) neutral forces
(b) both attractive and repulsive forces
(c) attractive forces only
(d) repulsive forces only

2. The material which has covalent bond is

(a) NaCl
(b) Al
(c) Ge
(d) Na

3. 4.4 eV of energy is required to break one H-Cl bond. This is equal to

(a) 3.52 × 10−19 ergs
(b) 7.04 × 10−19 ergs
(c) 7.04 × 10−19 J
(d) 3.52 × 10−19 J

4. On the basis of symmetry and lattice parameters the crystals are classified into

(a) 14 basic systems

(b) 7 basic systems
(c) 2 basic systems
(d) 10 basic systems

5. The lattice parameters of Rhombohedral system are

6 γ = 900
(a) a = b = c, α = β =
6 900
(b) a = b = c, α = β = γ =
(c) a 6= b = c, α = β = γ 6= 900
(d) a = b 6= c, α = β = γ = 900
6. A substance with face centered cubic lattice has density 3.25 Kg/m3 and molecular weight 30.1. Its lattice constant
is (Avogadro’s number = 6.02 × 1023 per mol)
(a) 8 AU
(b) 4 AU
(c) 2 AU
(d) 6 AU
7. The atomic packing factor of FCC crystal is
(a) 0.74
(b) 0.34
(c) 0.68
(d) 0.52
8. The lattice constant of a simple cubic structure is 0.128 nm. The volume of the unit cell is
(a) 2.09 × 10−30 m3
(b) 2.09 × 10−29 m3
(c) 2.08 × 10−29 m3
(d) 2.07 × 1029 m3

9. If the lattice parameter a = 1.50 nm for a BCC structure, the atomic radius is
(a) 0.53 nm
(b) 1.30 nm
(c) 0.65 nm
(d) 1.06 nm

10. If the nearest neighbour distance of an FCC structure is 2.00 nm, then the lattice parameter is
(a) 1.42 nm
(b) 2.13 nm
(c) 0.71 nm
(d) 2.83 nm

11. An example for a crystal for which the number of atoms per unit cell is 8, is

(a) Diamond
(b) quartz
(c) CsCl
(d) NaCl

12. The number of nearest equidistant atoms surrounded by an atom is known as

(a) Coordination number

(b) Number atoms per unit volume
(c) Packing factor
(d) Number of atoms in a unit cell

13. The structure of solid NaCl is

(a) Simple Cubic

(b) BCC
(c) FCC
(d) HCP

14. The lattice of CsCl is

(a) BCC lattice

(b) Interpenetration of two simple cubic lattices
(c) FCC lattice
(d) Interpenertration of two FCC lattices

15. The Miller indices (h k l) define

(a) a line
(b) a set of perpendicular planes
(c) a direction
(d) a set of parallel planes

16. The direction of the body diagonal ( 1 1 1 ) of a cubic cell is given by

(a) [1 0 1]
(b) [0 0 1]
(c) [1 1 1]
(d) [0 0 0]

17. In a simple cubic lattice d100 : d110 : d111 is

(a) 1 : √1 : √2
2 3
(b) 3 : 2 : 1
√ √
(c) 1 : 1 2 : 1 3
(d) 6 : 3 : 2

18. The wavelength of X-rays is

(a) Within visible region

(b) Less than infrared rays
(c) Less than ultraviolet rays
(d) Greater than ultraviolet rays

19. If monochromatic X-rays of wave length ‘λ’ incident at an angle ‘q’ on a parallel set of crystal planes of separation
‘d’, the Bragg’s law for constructive interference is
(a) d sinθ = nλ
(b) 2λ sinθ = nd
(c) 2d sinθ = nλ
(d) λ sinθ = nd

20. The X-ray diffraction method in which continuous X-rays are used is

(a) Interference method

(b) Laue method
(c) rotating crystal method
(d) powder method