Solid State PYQs - Last 5 Years

The density (in $\mathrm{g} \mathrm{cm}^{-3}$ ) of the metal which forms a cubic close packed (ccp) lattice with an axial distance (edge length) equal to 400 pm is ___________.
Use: Atomic mass of metal $=105.6 \mathrm{amu}$ and Avogadro's ...

In a metal deficient oxide sample, $\mathbf{M}_{\mathbf{x}} \mathbf{Y}_2 \mathbf{O}_4$ ( $\mathbf{M}$ and $\mathbf{Y}$ are metals), $\mathbf{M}$ is present in both +2 and +3 oxidation states and $\mathbf{Y}$ is in +3 oxidation state. If the...

Atoms of metals $\mathrm{x}, \mathrm{y}$, and $\mathrm{z}$ form face-centred cubic (fcc) unit cell of edge length $\mathrm{L}_{\mathrm{x}}$, body-centred cubic (bcc) unit cell of edge length $\mathrm{L}_y$, and simple cubic unit cell of edg...

Atom $\mathrm{X}$ occupies the fcc lattice sites as well as alternate tetrahedral voids of the same lattice. The packing efficiency (in %) of the resultant solid is closest to

For the given close packed structure of a salt made of cation X and anion Y shown below (ions of only one face are shown for clarity), the packing fraction is approximately (packing fraction = \({{packing\,efficiency} \over {100}}\))