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Solid State MCQs

1. Which solid structure has a definite and sharp melting point?
a) All types of solids b) No type of solid c) Amorphous solids d) Crystalline solids

2._________ is a crystalline’s basic repetitive structural unit.

a) Monomer b) Molecule c) Unit cell d) Atom

3. Sulfur exists in two polymorphic forms ____________ and ______________

a) rhombic and monoclinic b) rhombic and triclinic
c) hexagonal and triclinic d) hexagonal and monoclinic

4. What is the total number of Bravais lattices in the crystal structures?

a) 3 b) 6 c) 14 d) 24

5. Solid-state is denser than the liquid and gaseous states of the same substance. Which of the following is an
exception to this rule?
a) Mercury b) Carbon dioxide (dry ice) c) Ice d) NaCl

6. Which of the following is an amorphous solid?

a) Quartz b) Quartz glass c) Graphite d) Salt (NaCl)

7. Which of the following statements is true for an amorphous solid?

a) Long range order is present b) Short range order is present
c) There is no orderly arrangement d) Complete order is present at lower temperatures

8. In polar molecular solids, the molecules are held together by

a) dipole-dipole interactions b) dispersion forces
c) hydrogen bonds d) covalent bonds

9. Diamond is an example of
a) solid with hydrogen bonding b) electrovalent solid c) covalent solid d) glass

10. Silicon is found in nature in the forms of

a) bcc b) hcp c) network solid d) fcc

11. Which one of the following are the dimensions of cubic crystal?
a) a =b ≠ c b) a = b = c and α = β ≠ γ = 90
c) a = b = c and α = β = γ = 90 d) a ≠ b = c and α = β ≠ γ = 90
12. Which of the following is not a crystal system?
a) Cubic b) Trigonal c) Triclinic d) Hexaclinic

13. In face-centred cubic cell, a unit cell is shared equally by

a) four unit cells b) two unit cells c) one unit cell d) six unit cells

14. The unit cell with a≠b≠c and α=β=γ=90 refers to __________ crystal system.
a) hexagonal b) trigonal c) triclinic d) orthorhombic

15. Which is the most unsymmetrical crystal system?

a) Triclinic crystal system b) Cubic crystal system
c) Hexagonal crystal system d) Trigonal crystal system
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16. In the simple cubic cell, each corner atom is shared by
a) eight unit cells b) one unit cell c) two unit cells d) six unit cells
17. The points which shows the position of atoms in crystal are called as _________
a) crystal lattice b) crystal parameters c) bravais lattice d) lattice point

18. The unit cell with a≠b≠c and α=γ=90, β≠90 refers to __________crystal system.
a) cubic b) tetragonal c) monoclinic d) triclinic

19. Which type of solid crystals will conduct heat and electricity?
a) Ionic b) Covalent c) Molecular d) Metallic

20. Which of the following is a characteristic of amorphous solid?

a) They are true solids b) They have sharp melting points
c) They undergo clear cleavage d) They are isotropic

21. 17. Solid carbon dioxide is an example of _________

a) metallic crystal b) covalent crystal c) ionic crystal d) molecular crystal

22. Polar molecular solids are _________

a) bad conductors of electricity b) good conductors of electricity
c) solid at room temperature d) brittle

23. Which of the following tend to be volatile liquids to soft solids at room temperature and pressure?
a) Non polar molecular solids b) Metallic solids
c) Polar molecular solids d) Hydrogen bonded molecular solids

25. Which type of solids are formed by three-dimensional arrangement of cations and anions bound by strong
electrostatic force?
a) Polar molecular solids b) Ionic solids c) Covalent solids d) Metallic solids

26. Which of the following is non-conductor of electricity at solid state but can conduct electricity in the molten
state or when dissolved in water?
a) Non polar molecular solids b) Metallic solids c) Ionic d) Hydrogen bonded molecular solids

27. Which of the following are responsible for high electrical and thermal conductivity of a metal?
a) Ions b) Covalent bonds c) Free H+ ions d) Free and mobile electrons

28. Which type of crystalline solid is also called as giant molecules?

a) Ionic solids b) Covalent solids c) Polar molecular solids d) Metallic solids

29. Which of the following unit cells has constituent particles occupying the corner positions only?
a) Body-centered cell b) Primitive cell c) Face centered cell d) End-centered cell

30. What is the coordination number of a body-centered unit cell?

a) 6 b) 12 c) 8 d) 4

31. Which of the following arrangements of particles does a simple cubic lattice follow?
a) ABAB b) AABB c) ABCABC d) AAA

32. Which of the following arrangements of particles does a hcp follow?

a) ABAB b) AABB c) ABCABC d) AAA
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33. Which of the following arrangements of particles does a ccp follow?
a) ABAB b) AABB c) ABCABC d) AAA

34. If a crystal lattice has 6 closed-pack spheres, what the number of tetrahedral voids in the lattice?
a) 12 b) 6 c) 36 d) 3

35. If a crystal lattice has 6 closed-pack spheres, what the number of octahedral voids in the lattice?
a) 12 b) 6 c) 36 d) 3

36. A compound is formed by atoms of elements A occupying the corners of the unit cell and an atom of element
B present at the center of the unit cell. Deduce the formula of the compound.
a) AB2 b) AB3 c) AB4 d) AB

37. A compound is formed by atoms of elements A occupying the corners of the unit cell and an atom of element
B present at the face of the unit cell. Deduce the formula of the compound.
a) AB2 b) AB3 c) AB4 d) AB

38. Atoms of element X form a BCC and atoms of element Y occupy 3/4th of the tetrahedral voids. What is the
formula of the compound?
a) X2Y3 b) X3Y2 c) X3Y4 d) X4Y3

39. What is the total volume of the particles present in a body centered unit cell?
a) 8πr3 b) πr3 c) πr3 d) πr3

40. If the aluminum unit cell exhibits face-centered behavior then how many unit cells are present in 54g of
aluminum?
a) 1.2042 x 1024 b) 5.575 x 1021 c) 3.011 x 1023 d) 2.4088 x 1024

41. What is the radius of a metal atom if it crystallizes with body-centered lattice having a unit cell edge of 333
Pico meter?
a) 1538.06 pm b) 769.03 pm c) 288.38 pm d) 144.19 pm

42. The total number of atoms in one unit cell of primitive(scc), FCC & BCC unit cubic cell is ______ atom(s).
a) 1, 4 & 2 b) 8, 4 & 2 c) 4, 8 & 2 d) 2, 4 & 1

43. What is the coordination number for one-dimensional close packing?

a) 2 b) 1 c) 4 d) 6

44. What is the coordination number for a two-dimensional square close packed structure?
a) 8 b) 4 c) 6 d) 2

45. What is the coordination number for a two-dimensional hexagonal close packed structure?
a) 4 b) 8 c) 12 d) 6

46. What is the coordination number for a two-dimensional 3D cubic close packed structure?
a) 4 b) 8 c) 12 d) 6

47. What does the ratio ‘space occupied/total space’ denote?

a) Packing factor b) Packing efficiency c) Particle fraction d) Packing unit
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48. Arrange the types of arrangement in terms of decreasing packing efficiency.
a) BCC < Simple cubic < CCP b) HCP < CCP < BCC c) HCP < BCC < Simple cubic d) CCP < BCC < HCP

49. What are the percentages of free space in a CCP/FCC and simple cubic lattice?
a) 52% and 74% b) 48% and 26% c) 26% and 48% d) 74%
and 52%

50. How many atoms surround the central atom present in a unit cell with the least free space available?
a) 4 b) 6 c) 8 d) 12

51. An element with cell edge of 288 pm has a density of 7.2 g cm-3. What type of structure does the element
have if it’s atomic mass M=51.8 g mol-1?
a) (BCC) b) (FCC) c) (SCC) d) (HCP)

52. In which type of point defect are the cations and anions absent in stoichiometric proportions?
a) Schottky defect b) Frenkel defect c) Impurity defect d) does not occur for any point defect.

53. Schottky defects are observed in solids with cations and anions of similar sizes. Which of the following
compounds, therefore, is NOT likely to have a Schottky defect?
a) NaCl/KCI/CsCI/KBr/AgBr b) AgCl/AgI/ZnS c) ZnO/FeO d) Fe(s)

54. Stainless steel is a/an ________ alloy.

a) vacant b) interstitial c) substitution d) pure

55. NaCl crystals appear yellow due to:

(a) Schottky defect (b) F – centres (c) Frenkel defect d) Interstitials

56. Two ions X+ and Y- have the ionic radius 88 pm and 200 pm respectively. In the close packed crystal of
compound XY, predict the coordination number of X+.
A)4 B) 8 C)6 D)3

57. A solid has a bcc structure. If the distance of closest approach between the two atoms is 1.73 Å, then the
edge length of the cell is:
1. 200 pm 2. 32 pm 3. 142.2 pm 4. 2 pm

58. The ratio of cations to anion in a closed pack tetrahedral is:

1. 0.714 2. 0.225 3. 0.02 4. none of these

59. Oxygen atoms form fcc unit cells with 'A' atoms occupying all tetrahedral voids and 'B' atoms occupying all
octahedral voids. If atoms are removed from two of the body diagonals then the formula of the resultant
compound formed is:
1. A4B4O7 2. A8B6O7 3. A8B8O7 4. A6B8O6

60. The appearance of color in solid alkali metal halides is generally due to:-
1. Frenkel Defect 2. Interstitial Defect 3. F-Centres 4. Schottky Defect

61. In a face centred cubic lattice, atom A occupies the corner positions and atom B occupies the face
centre positions. If one atom of B is missing from one of the face centred points, the formula of the compound is
1.AB2 2.A2B3 3.A2B5 4.A2B

62. The edge length of fcc unit cell of NaCl is 508 pm. If the radius of cation is 110 pm, then the radius of the
anion is :
1. 144 pm 2. 249 pm 3. 288 pm 4. 398 pm