Chemistry

The Solid State

Question:

If NaCI is doped with 10-3 mol % SrCl2, what is the concentration of cation vacancies?

Answer:

Let moles of NaCI = 100
∴ Moles of SrCl2 doped = 10-3
Each Sr2+ will replace two Na+ ions. To maintain electrical neutrality it occupies one position and thus creates one cation vacancy.
∴ Moles of cation vacancy in 100 moles NaCI = 10-3
Moles of cation vacancy in one mole
NaCI = 10-3 × 10-2 = 10-5
∴ Number of cation vacancies
= 10-5 × 6.022 × 1023 = 6.022 × 1018 mol-1

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The Solid State

Q 1.

Match the items given in Column I with the items given in Column II.
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Q 2.

The number of tetrahedral voids per unit cell in NaCl crystal is
(c) twice the number of octahedral voids
(d) four times the number of octahedral voids

Q 3.

In spite of long range order in the arrangement of particles why are the crystals usually not perfect?

Q 4.

Why does white ZnO (s) become yellow upon heating?

Q 5.

Name the parameters that characterise a unit cell.

Q 6.

The value of magnetic moment is zero in the case of antiferromagnetic substances because the domains …
(a) get oriented in the direction of the applied magnetic field
(b) get oriented opposite to the direction of the applied magnetic field
(c) are oppositely oriented with respect to each other without the application of magnetic field
(d) cancel out each other's magnetic moment

Q 7.

Why is FeO(s) not formed in stoichiometric composition?

Q 8.

A group 14 element is to be converted into n-type semiconductor by doping it with a suitable impurity. To which group should this impurity belong?

Q 9.

Classify the following as amorphous or crystalline solids: Polyurethane, naphthalene, benzoic acid, Teflon, potassium nitrate, cellophane, polyvinyl chloride, fibreglass, copper

Q 10.

What is the coordination number in a square close packed structure in two dimensions?  (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 6

Q 11.

Which of the following represents correct order of conductivity in solids?
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Q 12.

 Distinguish between :
(i) Hexagonal and monoclinic unit cells
(ii) Face-centred and end-centred unit cells.

Q 13.

 Define the term ‘amorphous’. Give a few examples of amorphous solids.

Q 14.

Distinguish between
(i) Hexagonal and monoclinic unit cells
(ii) Face-centred and end-centred unit cells.

Q 15.

Copper crystallises into a fee lattice with edge length 3.61 x 10-8 cm. Show that the calculated density is in agreement with its measured value of 8.92 gcm-3.

Q 16.

A perfect crystal of silicon (fig) is doped with some elements as given in the options. Which of these options show n-type semiconductors?
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Q 17.

Under which situations can an amorphous substance change to crystalline form?

Q 18.

The total number of tetrahedral voids in the face centered unit cell is
(a) 6 (c) 10
(b) 8 (d) 12

Q 19.

In which of the following structure coordination number for cations and anions in the packed structure will be same?
(a) Cl ions form fee lattice and Na+ ions occupy all octahedral voids of the unit cell.
(b) Ca2+ ions form fee lattice and F- ions occupy all the eight tetrahedral voids of the unit cell
(c) O2- ions form fee lattice and Na+ ions occupy all the eight tetrahedral voids of the unit cell
(d) S2- ions form fee lattice and Zn2+ ions go into alternate tetrahedral voids of the unit cell.

Q 20.

Frenkel defect is also known as
(a) stoichiometric defect (b) dislocation defect
(c) impurity defect (d) non-stoichiometric defect

Q 21.

Why does the electrical conductivity of semiconductors increase with rise in temperature?

Q 22.

Non-stoichiometric cuprous oxide, Cu2O can be prepared in laboratory. In this oxide, copper to oxygen ratio is slightly less than 2:1. Can you account for the fact that this substance is a p-type semiconductor?

Q 23.

Explain the following with suitable example:

  1. Ferromagnetism
  2. Paramagnetism
  3. Ferrimagnetism
  4. Antiferromagnetism
  5. 12-16 and 13-15 group compounds.

Q 24.

Why are solids rigid?

Q 25.

What type of solids are electrical conductors, malleable and ductile?

Q 26.

What makes a glass different from a solid such as quartz? Under what conditions could quartz be converted into glass?

Q 27.

Classify each of the following solids as ionic, metallic, modular, network (covalent) or amorphous:
(i) Tetra phosphorus decoxide (P4O10) (ii) Ammonium phosphate, (NH4)3P04 (iii) SiC (iv) I2 (v) P4  (vii) Graphite (viii), Brass (ix) Rb (x) LiBr (xi) Si

Q 28.

Explain:
(i) The basis of similarities and differences between metallic and ionic crystals.
(ii) Ionic solids are hard and brittle.

Q 29.

Calculate the efficiency of packing in case of a metal crystal for (i) simple cubic, (ii) body centred cubic, and (iii) face centred cubic (with the assumptions that atoms are touching each other).

Q 30.

Silver crystallises in fcc lattice. If edge length of the cell is 4.07 x 10-8 cm and density is 10.5 g cm-3, calculate the atomic mass of silver.

Q 31.

Which of the following solids is not an electrical conductor?

Q 32.

Which of the following statements are not true?
(a) Vacancy defect results in a decrease in the density of the substance
(b) Interstitial defects results in an increase in the density of the substance
(c) Impurity defect has no effect on the density of the substance
(d) Frenkel defect results in an increase in the density of the substance

Q 33.

Which of the following statements are true about metals?
(a) Valence band overlap with conduction band
(b) The gap between valence band and conduction band is negligible
(c) The gap between valence band and conduction band cannot be determined
(d) Valence band may remain partially filled.

Q 34.

Under the influence of electric field, which of the following statements are true about the movement of electrons and holes in a p-type semiconductor?
(a) Electron will move towards the positively charged plate through electron holes
(b) Holes will appear to be moving towards the negatively charged plate
(c) Both electrons and holes appear to move towards the positively charged plate
(d) Movement of electrons is not related to the movement of holes

Q 35.

In which of the following arrangements octahedral voids are formed?
(a) hep (b) bcc (c) simple cubic (d) fee

Q 36.

Explain why does conductivity of germanium crystals increase on doping with gallium?

Q 37.

Assertion (A): Graphite is a good conductor of electricity, however, diamond belongs to the category of insulators.
Reason (R): Graphite is soft in nature on the other hand diamond is very hard and brittle.

Q 38.

Ionic solids, which have anionic vacancies due to metal excess defect, develop colour. Explain with the help of a suitable example.

Q 39.

Classify each of the following solids as ionic, metallic, modular, network (covalent), or amorphous:
(i) Tetra phosphorus decoxide (P4O10) (ii) Ammonium phosphate, (NH4)3PO4 (iii) SiC (iv) I2 (v) P(vii) Graphite (viii), Brass (ix) Rb (x) LiBr (xi) Si

Q 40.

 How many lattice points are there is one unit cell of each of the following lattices?
(i) Face centred cubic (if) Face centred tetragonal (iii) Body centred cubic

Q 41.

Why do solids have a definite volume?

Q 42.

A compound forms hexagonal close-packed. structure. What is the total number of voids in  0. 5 mol of it? How many of these are tetrahedral voids?

Q 43.

Which of the following lattices has the highest packing efficiency (i) simple cubic (ii) body- centred cubic and (iii) hexagonal close-packed lattice?

Q 44.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a crystalline solid?
(a) Definite and characteristic heat of fusion
(b) Isotropic nature
(c) A regular periodically repeated pattern of arrangement of constituent particles in the entire crystal
(d) A true solid

Q 45.

Amorphous solids can also be called
(a) pseudo solids (b) true solids
(c) super cooled liquids (d) super cooled solids

Q 46.

Why are solids incompressible?

Q 47.

Assertion (A): The packing efficiency is maximum for the fee structure. Reason (R): The coordination number is 12 in fee structures.

Q 48.

How does the doping increase the conductivity of semiconductors?

Q 49.

A sample of ferrous oxide has actual formula Fe0.93  O1.00. In this sample, what fraction of metal ions are Fe2+ ions? What is the type of non-stoichiometric defect present in this sample? '

Q 50.

What is the two-dimensional coordination number of a molecule in a square close-packed layer?