Why are solids incompressible?
The intemuclear distance between the constituent particles (atoms, molecules or ions) in solids are very less. On bringing them further closer, there will be large repulsive force between electron clouds of these particles. Therefore, solids cannot be compressed.
Niobium crystallises in a body centred cubic structure. If density is 8.55 g cm-3, calculate atomic radius of niobium, using its atomic mass 93u.
In spite of long range order in the arrangement of particles why are the crystals usually not perfect?
The total number of tetrahedral voids in the face centered unit cell is
(a) 6 (c) 10
(b) 8 (d) 12
Refractive index of a solid is observed to have the same value along all directions. Comment on the nature of this solid. Would it show cleavage property?
An excess of potassium ions makes KCl crystals appear violet or Lilac in colour since
(a) some of the anionic sites are occupied by an unpaired electron
(b) some of the anionic sites are occupied by a pair of electrons
(c) there are vacancies at some’anionic sites
(d) F-centres are created which impart colour to the crystals
Explain:
(i) The basis of similarities and differences between metallic and ionic crystals.
(ii) Ionic solids are hard and brittle.
Gold (atomic radius = 0.144 nm) crystallises in a face centred unit cell. What is the length of the side of the unit cell ?
Cations are present in the interstitial sites in
(a) Frenkel defect (b) Schottky defect
(c) vacancy defect (d) metal deficiency defect .
A cubic solid is made up of two elements P and Q. Atoms of Q are at the corners of the cube and P at the body centre. What is the formula of the compound? What are the coordination numbers of P and Q?
Niobium crystallises in a body centred cubic structure. If density is 8.55 g cm-3, calculate atomic radius of niobium, using its atomic mass 93u.
How will you distinguish between the following pairs of terms:
(i) Cubic close packing and hexagonal close packing?
(ii) Crystal lattice and unit cell?
(iii) Tetrahedral void and octahedral void?
In which of the following arrangements octahedral voids are formed?
(a) hep (b) bcc (c) simple cubic (d) fee
Ferric oxide crystallises in a hexagonal dose- packed array of oxide ions with two out of every three octahedral holes occupied by ferric ions. Derive the formula of the ferric oxide.
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? '
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
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.
Explain the following terms with suitable examples :
Classify .the following solids in different categories based on the nature of intermolecular forces operating in them: Potassium sulphate, tin, benzene, urea, ammonia, water, zinc sulphide, graphite, rubidium, argon, silicon carbide
Explain how much portion of an atom located at
(i)corner and (ii)body centre of a cubic unit cell is part of its neighbouring unit cell.
What type of defect can arise when a solid is heated? Which physical property is affected by it and in what way?
Ionic solids, which have anionic vacancies due to metal excess defect, develop colour. Explain with the help of a suitable example.
How can you determine the atomic mass of an unknown metal if you know its density and the dimensions of its unit cell? Explain.
Which of the following statements are true about semiconductors?
(a) Silicon doped with an electron rich impurity is a p-type semiconductor
(b) Silicon doped with an electron rich impurity is an n-type semiconductor
(c) Delocalised electrons increase the conductivity of doped silicon
(d) An electron vacancy increases the conductivity of type semiconductor
Which of the following statements are correct?
(a) Ferrimagnetic substances lose ferrimagnetism on heating and become paramagnetic
(b) Ferrimagnetic’substances do not lose ferrimagnetism on heating and remain ferrimagnetic
(c) Antiferromagnetic substances have domain structure similar to ferromagnetic substances and their magnetic moments are not cancelled by each other
(d) In ferromagnetic substances, all the domains get oriented in the direction of magnetic field and remain as such even after removing magnetic field.
In a compound, nitrogen atoms (N) make cubic close packed lattice and metal atoms (M) occupy one-third of the tetrahedral voids present. Determine the formula of the compound formed by M and N?
Distinguish between :
(i) Hexagonal and monoclinic unit cells
(ii) Face-centred and end-centred unit cells.
A compound is formed by two elements M and N. The element N forms ccp and atoms of the element M occupy 1/3 of the tetrahedral voids. What is the formula of the compound? (C.B.S.E. Foreign 2015)
In terms of band theory, what is the difference
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?
Explain how vacancies are introduced in an ionic solid when a cation of higher valence is added as an impurity in it.
Explain:
(i) The basis of similarities and differences between metallic and ionic crystals.
(ii) Ionic solids are hard and brittle.
Which of the following is not the characteristic of ionic solids?
(a) Very low value of electrical conductivity in the molten state
(b) Brittle nature
(c) Very strong forces of interactions
(d) Anisotropic nature
Schottky defect is observed in crystals when
(a) some cations move from their lattice site to interstitial sites
(b) equal number of cations and anions are missing from the lattice
(c) some lattice sites are occupied by electrons
(d) some impurity is present in the lattice
Which of the following is not true about voids formed in three dimensional hexagonal close packed structure?
(a) A tetrahedral void is formed when a sphere of the second layer is present above triangular void in the first layer
(b) All the triangular voids are not covered by the spheres of the second layer
(c) Tetrahedral voids are formed when the triangular voids in the second layer lie above the triangular voids in the first layer and the triangular voids in the first layer and the triangular shapes of these voids do not overlap
(d) Octahedral voids are formed when the triangular voids in the second layer exactly overlap with similar voids in the first layer.
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.
Which of the following cannot be regarded as molecular solid?
(a) SiC (b) AIN
(c) Diamond (d) I2
Why does the electrical conductivity of semiconductors increase with rise in temperature?
What types of stoichiometric defects are shown by (C.B.S.E. Delhi 2013)
(i) ZnS
(ii) AgBr?
