Solid State

Sodium metal crystallises in a body centred cubic lattice with edge length of $x \mathop {\rm{A}}\limits^{\rm{o}}$. If the radius of sodium atom is $1.86 \mathop {\rm{A}}\limits^{\rm{o}}$ the value of $x$ is

A metal ( $M$ ), crystallises in fcc lattice with edge length of $4.242 \mathop {\rm{A}}\limits^{\rm{o}}$. What is the radius of $M$ atom (in $\mathop {\rm{A}}\limits^{\rm{o}}$ )?

A metal crystallises in two cubic phases, fcc and bcc with edge lengths $3.5 \mathop {\rm{A}}\limits^{\rm{o}}$ and $3 \mathop {\rm{A}}\limits^{\rm{o}}$ respectively. The ratio of densities of fcc and bcc is approximately

The incorrect statement about crystals with schottky defect is

A substance has a density of $2 \mathrm{~g} \mathrm{~cm}^{-3}$. It crystallises in the fcc crystal with an edge length of 600 pm . The molar mass of the substance (in $\mathrm{g} \mathrm{mol}^{-1}$ ) is $\left(N_A=6 \times 10^{23} \mathrm{~...

A solid contains elements $A$ and $B$. Anions of $B$ form ccp lattice. Cations of $A$ occupy 50\% of octahedral voids and 50\% of tetrahedral voids. What is the molecular formula of the solid?

The molecular formula of a compound is $A B_2 \mathrm{O}_4$. Atoms of $O$ form ccp lattice. Atoms of $A$ (cation) occupy $\frac{1}{8}$ th of tetrahedral voids. Atoms of $B$ (cation) occupy a fraction of octahedral voids. What is the fractio...

Identify the correct statement about the crystal defects in solids.

In bcc lattice containing $X$ and $Y$ type of atoms, $X$ type of atoms are present at the corners and $Y$ type of atoms are present at the centers. In its unit cell, if three atoms are missing in the corners, the formula of the compound is

An element with molar mass $2.7 \times 10^{-2} \mathrm{~kg} \mathrm{~mol}^{-1}$ forms a cubic unit cell with edge length of 405 pm . If its density is $2.7 \times 10^3 \mathrm{~kg} \mathrm{~m}^{-3}$, the number of atoms present in one unit ...

The molecular formula of a crystal is $A B_{2} \mathrm{O}_{4}$. Oxygen atoms form ccp lattice. Atoms of $A$ occupy $x \%$ of tetrahedral voids and atoms of $B$ occupy $y \%$ of octahedral voids. $x$ and $y$ are respectively

The formula of a metal oxide is $M_{0.96} \mathrm{O}_1$. The fractions of metal that exists as $M^{3+}$ and $M^{2+}$ ions in that oxide are respectively

In the structure of a solid, W atoms are located at the cube corners of the unit cell, O atoms are located at the cube edges and Na atoms at the cube centres. The formula of the compound is

A body centred cubic lattice is made up of two different types of atoms $X$ and $Y$. Atom $X$ occupies the body centre and atoms $Y$ occupy the corner positions. One of the corners is left unoccupied per unit cell. The empirical formula of ...

A compound is formed by elements $A, B$ and O . Atoms of oxygen form ccp lattice. Atoms of $A$ (cation) occupy $\frac{1}{8}$ th of tetrahedral voids and atoms of $B$ (cation) occupy half of octahedral voids. What is the molecular formula of...

At $T(\mathrm{~K})$, copper (atomic mass $=63.5 \mathrm{u}$ ) has fce structure with an edge length of $x \AA$. The density of copper (in $\mathrm{g} \mathrm{cm}^{-3}$ ) at that temperature approximately is $\left(N_A=6.0 \times 10^{23} \ma...

Assertion (A) Graphite is used as a dry lubricant in machines which run at high temperatures.
Reason ( $\mathbf{R}$ ) The layers of graphite slip one over the other when pressure is applied.
The correct option among the following is

Identify the crystal system in which primitive unit cell has edge lengths $a=b=200 \mathrm{pm}$ and $c=300 \mathrm{pm}$ and all axial angles are same

KBr has rock salt type structural arrangements and has a density of
$3.70 \mathrm{~g} / \mathrm{cm}^3$. The edge length of the unit cell is approximately [molecular weight of $\mathrm{KBr}=120 \mathrm{~g} / \mathrm{mol}$ ]

A solid has a structure in which ' W ' atoms are located at the corners of a cubic lattice, oxygen atoms at the edge centre and
Na atom at the body centre. The formula of the compound is

The number of nearest neighbours in a bcc unit cell is

If the length of the body diagonal of a FCC unit cell is $x \mathop {\rm{A}}\limits^{\rm{o}}$, the distance between two octahedral voids in the cell in $\mathop {\rm{A}}\limits^{\rm{o}}$ is

Iron crystalises in FCC with an edge length of 400 pm . If it contains $0.1 \%$ Schottky defects, calculate its approximate density
[Atomic weight of $\mathrm{Fe}=56 \mathrm{~g} / \mathrm{mol}$ ]

The correct option for axial distances and axial angles for hexagonal crystal system is

A cubic structure is formed where atoms of element $X$ are occupied at corner of cube and also at face centers. Atoms of element $Y$ are present at body center and at the edge centers. If all the atoms are removed along a plane passing thro...

Intercepts of a plane in crystal is given by $a, b / 2,3 c$ in a simple cubic unit cell. The miller indices are

At atmospheric pressure and very low temperature, water crystallises to

The angle between (100) and (110) planes of FCC lattice is

A compound can crystallise in two forms $\alpha$ and $\beta$ which are fcc and bcc, respectively. The $\alpha$-form has side length of 2 pm and the $\beta$-form has side length of 4 pm . The ratio of their density $\frac{\rho_\alpha}{\rho_\...

Copper crystallises in ccp arrangement and accepted value of metal ion radius was found to be $1.14 \mathop {\rm{A}}\limits^{\rm{o}}$. Calculate the density of copper in grams per cubic centimetre. (Atomic weight of copper is 64 , $N_A=6 \t...

In a bcc lattice having the edge length of 200 pm , the cation has the radius of 70 pm . The radius ratio of $\frac{r^{+}}{r^{-}}$is (Given, $\sqrt{2}=1.4, \sqrt{3}=1.7$ and $\sqrt{6}=2.4$ )