CONFIDENTIAL ASIDEC 2015/CHM678 UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA FINAL EXAMINATION COURSE MATERIALS CHEMISTRY COURSE CODE CHM678 EXAMINATION : DECEMBER 2015 TIME 2 HOURS INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES 1 This question paper consists of five (5) questions 2 ‘Answer ALL questions in the Answer Booklet, Start each answer on a new page. 3 Do not bring any material into the examination room unless permission is given by the invigitator. 4 Please check to make sure that this examination pack consists of i) the Question Paper ii) aone— page Appendix iii) an Answer Booklet - provided by the Faculty 5. ‘Answer ALL questions in English. DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO This examination paper consists of § printed pages (© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL, 2 ASIDEC 2015/CHM678 QUESTION 1 a) Graphite and diamond are both made from carbon atoms. i) List two physical characteristics of each. (4 marks) ji) Although both materials are made of carbon, explain briefly why the strength of diamond is higher than graphite. (2 marks) b) Discuss the type of bonding(s) that occur in the following materials based on the electronegativity value of each element. (Electronegativity: U = 1.4; 0 = 3.5; Ti= 1.5; Al = 1.5; Fe= 1.8; Si= 1.8) i) UO, ii) TEAL ill) Fe-Si (6 marks) c) X-ray diffraction pattern for a-iron is shown below, using a diffractometer and monochromatic x-radiation with a wavelength of 0.154 nm; each diffraction peak on the pattern has been indexed. Calculate the interplanar spacing for each set of planes indexed and determine the lattice parameter of Fe for each of the peaks. (8 marks) a0 Iotensity (laive) » » ” 0 0 ” 2 90 109 Ditton age 20 (© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA, CONFIDENTIALCONFIDENTIAL 3 ASIDEC 2015/CHM678 QUESTION 2 a) _ Illustrate the following plane and direction within a cubic unit cell: i) (320) ii) (320) (6 marks) b) A metal having a cubic structure has a density of 19.254 g/cm’, an atomic weight of 183.85 g/mol and a lattice parameter of 3.1652 A. [Avogadro's number = 6.02 x 10°° atoms / mol] i) Determine the crystal structure of the metal and the atomic radius of the metal. (8 marks) ii) Calculate the atomic packing fraction of the metal above, (3 marks) iii) Determine how the coordination number of the crystal structure of the metal is obtained. (3 marks) QUESTION 3 a) _ Explain the effect of temperature on the concentration of the following within a crystal. i) vacancies, ii) interstitial defect ii) substitutional defect. (6 marks) b) _ Differentiate between vacancies point defect and voids in bulk defect. (2 marks) c) State the factor that affects the type of dislocations below: i) edge dislocations. (4 marks) d) Explain briefly the required preparative condition when a copper alloy structure is to be ‘examined for the following purposes: i) to examine the surface features of the alloy specimen by scanning electron microscope. ji) to study the dislocation that occur in the metal alloy by transmission electron microscope. (© Hak Cipta Universiti Teknologi MARA CONFIDENTIAL