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UNIT 4
STATES OF MATTER
THE SOLID STATE

1. If a substance is cleaved or crushed in to a 8. KBr has face – centred cubic lattice and the
powder, each resulting particle possesses edge of the unit cell is 6.54 Aº. The density
identical interfacial angles. It is of the crystal in g/c.c. is
characteristic of (a) 1.405 (b) 2.81
(a) crystalline solids (c) 2.17 (d) 5.62
(b) amorphous solids
(c) para crystalline solids 9. The unit cell of Al is a cube with an edge
(d) none of these length of 405 pm. The density of Al is 2.70
Cm–3. The type of unit cell of Al is
2. Crystal angles or interfacial angles (a) simple cubic
(a) are measured with goniometer (b)body – centred cubic
(b) remain constant for a given crystals (c) face-centred cubic
(c) are the basics of Steno;s Law of First (d)none of these
Law of Crystallography
(d) all of these 10. How many atoms are there in a unit cell
3. On the basis of axial lengths and crystal of Mg which forms hexagonal crystals
angles, we have seven crystal systems. there being a face-centred atom in each
Which parameters given below points to end of the unit cell and 3 completely
hexagonal crystal system ? enclosed atoms within the unit cell?
(a) a = b, c ; α = β = γ = 90º (a) 4 (b) 6
(b) a, b, c ; α = β = γ = 90º (c) 12 (d) 8
(c) a = b = c ; α = β = γ ≠ 90º
(d) a =b =c ; α = β =90º, γ = 120º 11. The unit cell of Al is a cube with an
edge length of 4.05 Aº. Calculate the
4. How many Bravais can exist in nature numberof unit cells in an Al sheet of
(a) 7 (b) 14 20 cm × 10 cm x 0.64 cm
(c) 17 (d) 32 (a) 4 ×1022 (b) 8 × 1022
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5. The Miller indices are often used in the area (c) 12 × 10 (d) 12 × 1023
of
(a) single crystal 12. AB AB ……. Close-packing of identical
(b) surface chemistry spheres given rise to
(c) polymer (a) a face-centred cubic structure
(d) Molecular spectrum (b) a body-centred cubic structure
(c) a hexagonal close-packed structure
6. A crystal plane intercepts the three (d) a cubic close-packed structure
crystallographic axes at the multiples of the
unit distances 3/2, 2 and 1. The miller 13. Which geometrical arrangement of atoms
indices are about a central atom is predicted by a C. N.
(a) 123 (b) 321 of 4 ?
(c) 436 (d) 643 (a) primitive cubic (b) plane triangular
(c) octohedral (d) tetragonal
7. A certain metal crystallises in a simple
cubic structure. At a certain temperature it 14. The CsCl unit cell is best described as
arranges to gave a body-centred structure. (a) primitive cubic
In this transition, the density of the metal (b) body-centred cubic
(a) decreases (c) face-centred cubic
(b) increases (d) ortho-rhombic
(c) remain unchanged
(d) changes without a definite pattern

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15. The mnost malleable metals (Cu, Ag, Au) correct to conclude that
have close-packing of the types ? (a) C.N. of Ca2+ is 8 and that of F– is 4
(a) Hexagonal close-packing (b) It is a fluoride structure
(b) cubic close-packing (c) Each Ca2+ is octahedrally surrounded by
(c) body –centred cubic packing F– ions and each F– ion is tetrahedrally
(d) malleability is not related to type of surrounded by Ca2+ ions
packing (d) All of these
16. Transition metals, when they form interstial 22. The number of nearest neighbours in a
compounds,the non-metals (H, C, N) are hexagonal close-packed sturcture is
accommodated in (a) 4 (b) 6
(a) Voids of holes in cubic-packed structure (c) 8 (d) 12
(b) tetrahedral voids
(c) octahedral voids 23. The highest packing fraction is observed in
(d) all of these (a) simple cubic
(b) body-centred cubic
17. Which type of ionic crystal structure is (c) face-centred cubic
predicted on the basis of radius ratio of 0.73 (d) hexagonal close-packed
and crystal C.N. of 8?
(a) Rock-salt(NaCl) structure 24. Distance between neighbours in hexagonal-
(b) CsCl structure close-packed sturcture is given by
(c) Zinc blende structure a
(a) a (b) 3
(d) Fluorite structure 2
a
18. When X-rays of wave length L-13 Aº are (c) 2 (d) none of these
2
reflected from the face of NaCl crystal, the
first-order reinforcement is observed at an 25. Radius of sphere in hexagonal close-packed
angle of 11.6 degree. The inter-layer structure is given by
distance of the ions in NaCl (in Aº) is a a
(a) r = (b) r = 3
Sin 11.6 = 0.200 2 4
(a) 1.82 Aº (b) 2.82 a
(c) r = 2 (d) none of these
(c) 0.91 (d) 4.64 4

19. C.N. of 12 is possible where r+/r- is 26. The atomic radius of Ag (which forms face
(a) 1 to 0.73 (b) 0.73 to 0.41 – centred cubic lattice) is 144.5 pm.
(c) 0.41 to 0.22 (d) 1 4 × 144.5 48
(a) (b)
2 2
20. Many binary compounds (AB, A2B and
AB2) crystallise in c.c.p. sturcture. Which (c) 408.65 (d) all of these
of the following represents an antifluorite 27. NaCl (rock-salt structure) has edge length
sturcture ? of unit cell of 5.52 Aº . The ionic radius of
(a) In AB type (eg. ZnS), the sulphide ions Cl–is 1.81 Aº, the ionic radius of Na+ is
are located at the lattice points with the (a) 1.76 Aº (b) 2.76 Aº
Zn ions occupyingt half the tetrahedral (c) 0.95 Aº (d) 3.62 Aº
sites
(b) In AB2 type (eg. CaF2), the Ca2+ ions are 28. In a close-packed structure of oxide ions,
located at the lattive points and the one-eighth of trhe tetrahedral holes are
fluoride ions fill all the tetrahedral sites occupied by divalent cations and one-half
(c) In A2B type (Li2O, Rb2S) the anions are of the octahedral holes by travalent cation.
located at the lattice points and the The formula of oxide is
cations fill all the tetrahedral sites (a) A B4O2 (b) A 2B O4
(holes) in a ccp structure (c) A B2 O4 (d) none of these
(d) Any of these
29. A unit cell consists of a cube in which there
rCa 2+
are anions (B) at each corner and one at the
21. In CaF2, = 0.78, it is centre of the unit cell and cation A at the
rF −

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centre of each face. The formula of the 35. A solid element has specific heat of 0.080
compound is cals per gram. Its approximate atomic
(a) A2B3 (b)AB weight is
(c) A3B2 (d)A B2 (a) 40 (b) 80
(c) 120 (d) 20
30. Li crystalises in a body-centred cubic
lattice. The length of the side of unit cell is 36. Which is a false statement?
351 pm. Find its atomic radius in pm (a) Na(1 + x) Cl is not Stoichiometric
a 3 compound
(a) γ = 3 (b) × 351 (b) In it extra Na+ ions occupy cationic sites
4 4
(c) 152.0 (d) all of these and extra anionic sites are occupied by
the electrons liberated from Na
31. Which is not true of silicates ? (c) The trapped electrons in anionicsites are
(a) the tetrahedral SiO44– is the fundamental called F- Centres
structural unit of silicates (d) The common source of colours in ionic
(b) Pyrosilicates are examples of island salts is not F- Centres but electronic
structures in which two SiO44– tetrahedra transitions in anions
share a common oxygen
(c) clays, mica belong to sheet silicates in 37. Which is a false statement?
which 3 oxygens of each tetrahedraon (a) 12 –16 and 13 –15 compounds are Ans,
are shared Ga As
(d) three-dimensional silicate like quartz are (b) They have enhanced conductivity and
those in which 2 oxygens of each are called photoconductors
tetrahedron are shared (c) They produce p-type and n-type
semiconductors
32. Silicones (d) They belong structurally to the group of
(a) are obtained by hydrolysis of R2SiCl2 : Ge and Si
R = CH3 or C6H5 38. Pick up the false statement:
(a) a Piezo crystal acts as a mechanical-
(b) have the structure
electrical transducer
CH 3 CH 3
| | (b) Lead Ziroconate, Pb ZrO3, is a anti-
− O − Si − O − Si − ferroelectric solid
| | (c) CrO2 is a ferromagenetic meterial of
CH CH commercial use
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(c) are water-repelling, heat-resistant and (d) MgFe2O4 shows antiferromagnetism

chemically inert 39. On an average, each NH3molecule forms
(d) all of these how many H –bonds ?
33. A crystal at a certain temperature gives a (a) 2 (b) 3
turbid anisotropic liquic ; at higher (c) 4 (d) 6
temperature the turbid liquid becomes clear 40. Pick up a set of molecular solids:
uniform isotropic liquid . the crystal (a) Dry ice, Solid CCl4, Solid Argon
exhibiting this behaviour is a (b) Hg, Fe, Cr
(a) liquid crystal like p-azoxyanisole (c) Diamond, Graphite, Silica
(b) moleecular crystal like dry ice (d) ZnS, CsCl, NaCl
(c) a metallic crystal like mercury
(d) a net- work solid like graphite 41. Ice has
(a) Wurtizite sturcture
34. A perouskite (b) Is H –bonded solid
(a) is a non0stochiometric or Bertholloide (c) Is less dense than water
(b) is y Ba2 Cu3 O7 (d) All of these
(c) shows super conductivity a base liquid
N2 temperature 42. Most crystalline solid can be expected to
(d) all of these (a) be a simple cubic
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(c) be metals (a) n-type semiconductor

(d) have semi conductivity (b) p-type semiconductor
(c) Rectifier
43. A certain metal crystallises in a fcc lattice. (d) insulator
The relation between the atomic radius (r)
of the metal and length of one edge of cube 52. According to the band theory of solids and
(a) is given by : insulator is one which has
(a) 2γ = a (b) 2γ = 2 a ___________energy band
(a) half –filled
(c) 4γ = 2a (d) 4γ = 3 a (b) completely filled
(c) empty
44. A certain solid sublimes at 25ºC and 1 atm.
(d) high energy difference
This means
(a) the solid is more dense than liquid 53. A silicon solar battery makes use of
(b) the pressure at the triple point is greater (a) n-type semiconductor
than 1 atm. (b) p-type semiconductor
(c) the solid is less dense than the liquid (c) combination of Si doped with As and B
(d) the pressure at the triple point is less (d) p-n junction
than 1 atm.
54. Whjch of the following planes will be
45. A certain metal fluoride crystallises to such absent in a simple cubic system ?
a way that F atom occupy simple cubic (a) 100 (b) 110
lattice sites while metal atoms occupy the (c) 111 (d) 200
body centres of half the cubes. The formula
of metal fluoride 55. Which of the following statements is false ?
(a) M2F (b) MF (a) Frenkel and Schattky’s defects are point
(c) MF2 (d) MF8 defects caused by misplaced or missing
ions
46. Which of the following has the highest (b) Frenkel defects in crystals are favoured
lattice energy and hence m. p. ? by ionic compounds with high C.N.
(a) KF (b) NaF (c) Schootky’s defects in crystals are
(c) RbF (d) CsF favoured by ionic compounds with low
C.N.
47. At 277 K, water has its maximum
(d) Non-Stoichiometric compounds are not
(a) density (b) vapour pressure defect crystalline state
(c) specific heat (d) volume
56. The theoretical density of NaCl is 2.177
48. which one of the following solid consists of
g/c.c and the observed density is 2.165%.
discreate molecules ? The percentage of unoccupied sites is
(a) graphite (b) NaCl
(a) 0.55 (b) 1.10
(c) iron (d) dry ice (c) 1.65 (d) 2.20
49. When water is heated from 0ºC to 4ºC, 57. A solid has a sharp melting point sightly
water
above room temperature and is a poor
(a) contracts only thermal and electrical conductor. Its crystal
(b) expands only
classification by bond type is
(c) first contracts and then expands
(a) molecular (b) ionic
(d) first expands and then contracts
(c) metallic (d) atomic
50. Germanium is an example of
58. A crystalline solid has a high melting point
(a) intrinsic semiconductor
and is poor thermal and electrical
(b) p-type semiconductor
conductor. When the solid is melted, the
(c) n-type semiconductor
resulting liquid is a good electrical
(d) insulator
conductor. Its crystal classification by bond
51. If indium or gallium is doped with thype is
germanium, we get (a) covalent (net-work) (b) metallic
(c) ionic (d) molecular

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