CHEMISTRY CLASS XII

UNIT 1-SOLID STATE

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

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

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

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

3. Silicon is found in nature in the forms of

a) body-centered cubic structure b) hexagonal-closed packed structure
c) network solid d) face-centered cubic structure

4. 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

5. Which type of solid crystals will conduct heat and electricity?

a) Ionic b) Covalent
c) Molecular d) Metallic

6. Which is not a characteristic of crystalline solids?

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

7. 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

8. Solids are classified as

a) crystalline and ionic solids b) metallic and amorphous solids
c) molecular and covalent solids d) crystalline and amorphous solids

9. Quartz is an example of
a) molecular solids b) ionic solids
c) covalent solids d) metallic solids

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10. Solid carbon dioxide is an example of
a) metallic crystal b) covalent crystal
c) ionic crystal d) molecular crystal

11. Which of the following consists of either atoms or molecules formed by non polarcovalent
bonds?
a) Non polar molecular solid b) Metallic solid
c) Polar molecular solid d) Ionic solid

12. Polar molecular solids are

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

13. The molecules in polar molecular solid are held together by

a) dipole-dipole interaction b) london forces
c) ionic bond d) metallic bond

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

15. 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

16. Which one of the following is non-crystalline or amorphous?

(a) Diamond
(b) Graphite
(c) Glass
(d) Common Salt
17. What type of solids are electrical conductors, malleable and ductile?
(a) Ionic
(b) Metallic
(c) Co-valent
(d) Molecular
18. Which of the following properties of a crystalline solid show anisotropy
(a) Melting point
(b) Density
(c) Ductility

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(d) Resistance
19. When cut with a sharp tool, a solid split into two pieces having plain surface then the
given solid may be
(a) Quartz
(b) Rubber
(c) Plastic
(d) None of these
20. Which of the following is used as best photovoltaic material for conversion of sunlight
to electricity
(a) Copper
(b) Nylon
(c) Amorphous silicon
(d) Dry ice
21. Which of the following statement is not true about amorphous solids ?
(a) On heating they may become crystalline at certain temperature.
(b) They may become crystalline on keeping for long time.
(c) Amorphous solids can be moulded by heating.
(d) They are anisotropic in nature.
22. Which of the following solids have least force of attraction between their particles
(a) Iodine
(b) ZnS
(c) Ice
(d) HCl
23. A solid is very hard, electrical insulator and have high melting point. What type of solid
it may be
(a) Metallic
(b) Network
(c) Ionic
(d) Amorphous
24. Glass is considered as super cooled liquid because
(a) It do not melt at a sharp temperature
(b) It has a tendency to flow slowly
(c) It is brittle
(d) All of the above
25. Which type of bond is present between the particles of solid HCl
(a) Co-valent bond
(b) H-bond
(c) Dipole-dipole bond
(d) Ionic bond
26. The property which is not shown by any ionic solid in solid state
(a) High melting point
(b) Hard

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(c) Ductile
(d) Insulator
27. Which of the following is related to presence of free electrons in metallic solids
(a) Conductivity
(b) Lusture
(c) Colour
(d) All of these
28. Which of the following can be used as lubricant because
(a) Silicon
(b) Quartz
(c) Iodine
(d) Graphite
29. Which of the following conditions favours the existence of a substance in the solid
state?
(a) High temperature
(b) Low temperature
(c) High thermal energy
(d) Weak cohesive forces
30. The pair of solids having wrong combination is
(a) Common salt and Solid NH3
(b) Diamond and Silica
(c) Copper and Sodium
(d) Ice and Dry ice

31.The fraction of the total volume occupied by the atoms present in a simple cube is
(a) π/4
(b) π/6
(c) π/3√2
(d) π/4√2
32.The edge length of FCC cell is 508 pm. If radius of cation is 110 pm, the radius of anion is
(a) 110 pm
(b) 220 pm
(c) 285 pm
(d) 144 pm
33.Which of the following crystals does not exhibit Frenkel defect?
(a) AgBr
(b) AgCl
(c) KBr
(d) ZnS
34.How many chloride ions are surrounding sodium ion in sodium chloride crystal ?
(a) 4
(b) 8

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(c) 6
(d) 12
35.In which pair most efficient packing is present?
(a) hcp and bcc
(b) hcp and ccp
(c) bcc and ccp
(d) bcc and simple cubic cell
36.In a Schottky defect
(a) an ion moves to interstitial position between the lattice points
(b) electrons are trapped in a lattice site
(c) some lattice sites are vacant
(d) some extra cations are present in interstitial space
37In face-centred cubic lattice, a unit cell is shared equally by how many unit cells
(a) 6
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 8
38.The density of a metal which crystallises in bcc lattice with unit cell edge length 300 pm
and molar mass 50 g mol-1 will be
(a) 10 g cm-3
(b) 14.2 g cm-3
(c) 6.15 g cm-3
(d) 9.3 2 g cm-3
39.What type of stoichiometric defect is shown by ZnS?
(a) Schottky defect
(b) Frenkel defect
(c) Both Frenkel and Schottky defects
(d) Non-stoichiometric defect
40The percentage of iron present as Fe (III) in Fe0.93 O is
(a) 17.7%
(b) 11.5%
(c) 9.6%
(d) 7.84%
41.A compound formed by elements A and B crystallises in the cubic structure where A atoms
are at comers of a cube and B atoms are at face centres. The formula of the compound is
(a) AB3
(b) A2B
(c) AB2
(d) A2B3
42.The pattern of layers is written as ABCABC….., this type of solid structure is called
(a) bcc
(b) hcp

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(c) ccp
(d) none of these
43.Due to the presence of F-centres in the crystal of KCl it appears
(a) Violet
(b) Pink
(c) Yellow
(d) Green
44.A compound is formed by two elements M and N. The element N forms ccp lattice and
atoms of M occupy 1/3rd of tetrahedral voids. What is the formula of the compound?
(a) M3N2
(b) M2N3
(c) MN2
(d) M3N4
45.An element has a bcc structure with edge length 200 pm. The density of the element is
7g/cm3. How many atoms are present in 280gm of the element?
(a) 1023
(b) A true solid
(c) 1025
(d) 1022

46. Which of following is not a characteristic of crystalline solids

(A) Definite and characteristic heat of fusion
(B) Isotropic Nature
(C) A regular periodic repeated pattern of arrangement of constituent particles
(D) A true solid
47. Which one of the following is the property of an ionic compound?
(A) High melting and boiling points
(B) Low melting and boiling points
(C) Weak inter-atomic forces
(D) Non conductor of electricity
48. Which of following is molecular solid?
(A) CuSO4
(B) Graphite
(C) SiO2
(D) Iodine
49. Which of following is true about the value of refractive index of quartz glass
(A) Same in all directions
(B) Different in different directions
(C) Cannot be measured

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(D) Always zero
50. Most crystals show good cleavage because their atoms, ions or molecules are
(A) Arranged in planes
(B) Spherically symmetrical
(C) Strongly bonded together
(D) Weakly bonded togather
51. Lustre of metal is due to
(A) Its high density
(B) Its high polishing
(C) Its high chemical inertness
(D) Its free electrons
52. As it cools, olive oil slowly solidifies and forms a solid over a wide range of
temperature. What term best describes the solid?
(A) Ionic
(B) Network
(C) Amorphous
(D) Molecular Crystal
53. Solid CO2 is an example of:
(A) Ionic crystals
(B) Molecular crystal
(C) Ionic solid
(D) Covalent solid
54. Polar molecular solids are :
(A) Bad conductor of electricity
(B) Good conductor of electricity
(C) Solid at room temperature
(D) Brittle
55. Which type of crystalline solids are called giant molecules
(A) Ionic solid
(B) Polar solid
(C) Covalent solid
(D) Metallic solid
56. Quartz is an example of
(A) Molecular solid
(B) Ionic solid
(C) Covalent solid
(D) Polar solid
57. Which of following covalent compound conduct electricity?
(A) Diamond
(B) Silica
(C) Graphite
(D) Hydrogen chloride

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58. Which one is example of amorphous solid?
(A) Salt
(B) Barium chloride
(C) Glass
(D) Cesium chloride
59. “Crystalline solids are anisotropic in nature. What is the meaning of anisotropic in the
given statement?
(A) A regular pattern of arrangement of particles which repeats itself periodically over the
entire crystal.
(B) Different values of some of physical properties are shown when measured along
different directions in the same crystals.
(C) An irregular arrangement of particles over the entire crystal.
(D) Same values of some of physical properties are shown when measured along different
directions in the same crystals.
60. Which of following amorphous solid are used as photovoltaic material for conversion
of sunlight to electricity
(A) Silicon
(B) Glass quartz
(C) Quartz
(D) None of these

61.Glass is a
(i) Crystalline solid
(ii) Super cooled liquid
(iii) Ionic solid
(iv) Covalent solid

62.Graphite can not be classified as

(i) Conducting solid
(ii) Network solid
(iii) Covalent solid
(iv) Ionic solid

63.Which of the following is a network solid?

(i) SO2 (solid)

(ii) I2
(iii) Diamond
(iv) H2O (ice)

64.In which of the following state, constituent particles have no translator motion?
(i) Solid State
(ii) Liquid State
(iii) Gaseous State

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(iv) All of the above.
65.What makes molecular crystal solid at room temperature?

(i) Vander Waal force

(ii) Sharing of electron
(iii) Transfer of electron
(iv) All of the above

66. Crystalline solids do not have

(i) Definite latent heat of fusion

(ii) Regular atomic arrangement
(iii) Incompressibility
(iv) Free movement of atoms

67. Isomorphous salts are

(i) Epsom salt, Green vitriol

(ii) Blue vitriol, Gypsom salt
(iii) Epsom salt, Green vitriol, White vitriol
(iv) White vitriol, Blue vitriol, Green vitriol

68. The smallest repeating unit of the crystal structure is called

(i) Atoms
(ii) Molecules
(iii) Lattice
(iv) Unit cell

69. A crystalline solid:

(i) changes abruptly from solid to liquid when heated

(ii) has no definite melting point
(iii) undergoes deformation of its geometry easily
(iv) has an irregular 3 dimensional arrangement

70. Which of the following is not a crystalline solid?

(i) KCl
(ii) CsCl
(iii) Glass
(iv) Rhombic sulphur

71. Most crystals show cleavage because their atoms, ions or molecules are

(i) Weakly bonded together

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(ii) Strongly bonded together
(iii) Spherically symmetrical
(iv) Arranged in planes.

72. The ability of a substance to asume two or more crystalline structures is called

(i) Isomerism
(ii) Polymorphism
(iii) Isomorphism
(iv) Amorphism

73.Cation and anion combine in a crystal to form following type of compound

(i) Ionic
(ii) Metallic
(iii) Covalent
(iv) Dipole-dipole

74. Anisotropy is exhibited by

(i) Crystalline solid

(ii) Amorphous solid
(iii) Super cooled liquid
(iv) All of the above

75. Which of the following conditions favours the existence of a substance of a substance in the
solid state?

(i) High temperature

(ii) Low temperature
(iii) High thermal energy
(iv) Weak cohesive force.

76. Which of the solids show the following properties? (i)Electrical conductivity (ii)
Malleability (iii) Ductility (iv) Fairly high melting point
(A)Ionic solid
(B)Covalent solid
(C)Metallic solid
(D)Molecular solid
77. Examples of few solids are given below. Find out the example which is not correctly
matched.
(A)Ionic solids – NaCl, ZnS

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(B)Covalent solids – H2, I2
(C) Molecular solids – H2O(s)
(D)Metallic solids – Cu, Sn
78. The sharp melting point of crystalline solids is due to
(A)A regular arrangement of constituent particles observed over a short distance in the crystal
lattice.
(B)A regular arrangement of constituent particles observed over a long distance in the crystal
lattice.
(C)Same arrangement of constituent particles in different directions.
(D)Different arrangement of constituent particles in different directions.

79. Which of the following is an amorphous solid?

(A)Graphite
(B)Quartz glass (SiO2)
(C)Chrome alum
(D)Silicon carbide (SiC)
80. Solid X is a very hard solid which is electrical insulator in solid as well as in molten
state and has extremely high melting point. What type of solid is it?
(A)Ionic solid
(B)Covalent solid
(C)Metallic solid
(D)Molecular solid
81. Which of the following forms a molecular solid when solidified?
(A)Calcium fluoride
(B)Silicon dioxide
(C)Carbon dioxide
(D)Sodium chloride
82. Which of the following conditions favours the existence of a substance in the solid
state?
(A)High temperature
(B)Low temperature
(C)High thermal energy
(D)Weak cohesive forces
83 . Which of the following is not a characteristic property of the solid state?
(A)They have definite mass, volume and shape.
(B)Intermolecular distances of solid particles are short.
(C) Their constituent particles does not have fixed positions and can move freely.
(D) They are incompressible and rigid.
84. Which of the following statements is not correct about molecular crystals?
(A) They are generally soft and easily compressible.
(B)They are good conductors of electricity as the electrons are delocalised in bonds.
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(D)They consist of polar or non-polar molecules
85. Which of the following statement is not true about amorphous solid
(A)On heating they may become crystalline at certain temperature.
(B) They may become crystalline on keeping for long time.
(C) Amorphous solids can be moulded by heating.
(D)They are anisotropic in nature.

86. Most crystals show good cleavage because their atoms, ions or molecules are
(A)Weakly bonded together
(B)Strongly bonded together
(C)Spherically symmetrical
(D)Arranged in planes
87. Which of the following is not a crystalline solid?
(A)KCl
(B)CsCl
(C)Glass
(D)Rhombic(s)

88. A crystalline solid

(A) Changes abruptly from solid to liquid when heated
(B) Has no definite melting point
(C) Undergoes deformation of its geometry easily
(D) Has an irregular 3-dimensional arrangements
89.The hardest substance among this following is
(A)Be2C
(B)Graphite
(C)Titanium
(D)SiC
90. Graphite cannot be classified as
(A)Conducting solid
(B)Network solid
(C)Covalent solid
(D)Ionic solid
91 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
92 Which of the following is an amorphous solid?
(A) Graphite (C)

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 (B) Quartz glass (SiO2)
(C) Chrome alum
(D) Silicon carbide (SiC)
93 Which of the following is true about the value of refractive index of quartz glass?
(A) Same in all directions
(B) Different in different directions
(C) Cannot be measured
(D) Always zero
94. Study the figure of a solid given below depicting the arrangement of particles. Which is
the most appropriate term used for the figure?

(A)Amorphous nature
(B) Isotropy
(C) Anisotropy
(D) Irregular shape
95. The sharp melting point of crystalline solids is due to ___________.
(A) A regular arrangement of constituent particles observed over a short distance in the
crystal lattice.
(B) A regular arrangement of constituent particles observed over a long distance in the
crystal lattice.
(C) Same arrangement of constituent particles in different directions.
(D) Different arrangement of constituent particles in different directions.
96. Iodine molecules are held in the crystals lattice by ____________.
(A) london forces
(B) dipole-dipole
dipole interactions
(C) covalent bonds
(D) coulombic forces
97. Which of the following is a network solid?
(A) SO2 (Solid)
(B) I2
(C) SiO2
(D) H2O(Ice)
98. Crystalline solids are anisotropic in nature. What is the meaning of anisotropic in the given
statement?
(A)A regular pattern of arrangement of particles which repeats itself periodically over the

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 entire crystal.
(B) Different values of some of physical properties are shown when measured along
different directions.
(C) An irregular arrangement of particles over the entire crystal.
(D) Same values of some of physical properties are shown when measured along different
directions.
99. 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.
100. Which of the following analogies is correct:
(A)Crystalline solid: isotropic::Amorphous solids: anisotropic
(B) Covalent solid: insulator:: Ionic solid: conductor
(C)Quartz: Crystalline:: Quartz glass: Amorphous
(D) H2O: covalent solid:: SiO2: Molecular solid
101. Graphite cannot be classified as __________.
(A) conducting solid
(B) network solid
(C) covalent solid
(D) ionic solid
102. Amorphous solid can also be called ________.
(A) pseudo solids
(B) true solids
(C) pseudo liquids
(D) super cooled solids
103. Which of the following will show anisotropy
(A) Rubber
(B)NaBr
(C)Plastic
(D)Glass
104. Which of the following is an example of covalent solid?
(A) Si
(B) Al
(C) Ar
(D) NaF
105. Solid X is very hard. It is an electrical insulator in solid as well as in molten state and
melts at extremely high temperature. Identify type of solid X?
(A)Metallic
(B) Covalent
(C) Ionic
(D)Molecular

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106 The total number of tetrahedral voids in the face centred unit cell is _____.
(A) 6
(B) 8
(C) 10
(D) 12
107 Solid X is very hard. It is an electrical insulator in solid as well as in molten state
and melts at extremely high temperature. Identify type of solid X?
(A)Metallic
(B) Covalent
(C) Ionic
(D)Molecular
108 Point defects are present in
(A) Ionic solids
(B) Molecular solids
(C) Amorphous solids
(D) Liquids

109 In which of the following structures coordination number for cations and anions
in the packed structure will be same? (A) Cl– ion form fcc lattice and Na+ ions
occupy all octahedral voids of the unit cell.
(B) Ca2+ ions form fcc lattice and F– ions occupy all the eight tetrahedral voids
of the unit cell.
(C) O2– ions form fcc lattice and Na+ ions occupy all the eight tetrahedral voids
of the unit cell.
(D) S2– ions form fcc lattice and Zn2+ ions go into alternate tetrahedral voids of
the unit cell.
110 What is the coordination number in a square close packed structure in two
dimensions?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 6
111 Which stoichiometric defect does not change the density of the crystal?
(A) Frenkel defect
(B) Schottky defect
(C) Interstitial defect
(D) F-centres
112 Which of the following Defects is also known as dislocation defect?
(A) Frenkel defect
(B) Schottky defect

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 (C) Non-stoichiometric defect
(D) Simple interstitial defect
113 A compound is formed by two elements M and N. The element N forms ccp
lattice and atoms of M occupy two atoms an Mercury 1/3rd of tetrahedral voids.
What is the formula of the compound
(A) MN2
(B) M2N3
(C) M3N2
(D) M2N2
114 Silver crystallises in f.c.c. Lattice. It edge length of the unit cells is 4.07 × 10–8 cm
density and is 10.5g cm–3. Calculate the atomic mass of silver.
(A) 144 g/mol
(B) 125 g/mol
(C) 106.6 g/mol
(D) 213 g/mol
115 The fraction of the total volume occupied by the atoms present in a simple cube is
(A) π/4
(B) π/6
(C) π/3√2
(D) π/4√2
116 In Zinc blende structure
(A) zinc ions occupy half of the tetrahedral sites
(B) each Zn2- ion is surrounded by six sulphide ions
(C) each S2- ion is surrounded by six Zn2+ ions
(D) it has fcc structure
117 Alkali halides do not show Frenkel defect because
(A) cations and anions have almost equal size
(B) there is a large difference in size of cations and anions
(C) cations and anions have low coordination number
(D) anions cannot be accommodated in voids
118 Edge length of unit cell of chromium metal is 287 pm with bcc arrangement. The
atomic radius is of the order
(A) 287 pm
(B) 574 pm
(C) 124.27 pm
(D) 143.5 pm
119 The density of a metal which crystallises in bcc lattice with unit cell edge length
300 pm and molar mass 50 g mol-1 will be
(A) 10 g cm-3
(B) 14.2 g cm-3
(C) 6.15 g cm-3
(D) 9.3 2 g cm-3

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120. The correct order of the packing efficiency in
different types of unit cells is ________.
(A) fcc< bcc < simple cubic
(B) fcc> bcc > simple cubic
(C) fcc< bcc > simple cubic
(D) bcc <fcc = simple cubic
121. The total number of tetrahedral voids in the face centred unit cell is _____.
(A) 6
(B) 8
(C) 10
(D) 12
122. The lattice site in a pure crystal cannot be occupied by __________.
(A) Molecule
(B) Ion
(C) Electron
(D) Atom
123. Point defects are present in
(A) Ionic solids
(B) Molecular solids
(C) Amorphous solids
(D) Liquids

124. In which of the following structures coordination number for cations and anions in
the packed structure will be same? (A) Cl– ion form fcc lattice and Na+ ions occupy
all octahedral voids of the unit cell.
(B) Ca2+ ions form fcc lattice and F– ions occupy all the eight tetrahedral voids of
the unit cell.
(C) O2– ions form fcc lattice and Na+ ions occupy all the eight tetrahedral voids of
the unit cell.
(D) S2– ions form fcc lattice and Zn2+ ions go into alternate tetrahedral voids of the
unit cell.
125. What is the coordination number in a square close packed structure in two
dimensions?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 6
126. Which stoichiometric defect does not change the density of the crystal?
(A) Frenkel defect
(B) Schottky defect

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 (C) Interstitial defect
(D) F-centres
127. Which of the following Defects is also known as dislocation defect?
(A) Frenkel defect
(B) Schottky defect
(C) Non-stoichiometric defect
(D) Simple interstitial defect
128. A compound is formed by two elements M and N. The element N forms ccp lattice
and atoms of M occupy two atoms an Mercury 1/3rd of tetrahedral voids. What is the
formula of the compound
(A) MN2
(B) M2N3
(C) M3N2
(D) M2N2
129. Silver crystallises in f.c.c. Lattice. It edge length of the unit cells is 4.07 × 10–8 cm
density and is 10.5g cm–3. Calculate the atomic mass of silver.
(A) 144 g/mol
(B) 125 g/mol
(C) 106.6 g/mol
(D) 213 g/mol
130. The fraction of the total volume occupied by the atoms present in a simple cube is
(A) π/4
(B) π/6
(C) π/3√2
(D) π/4√2
131. In Zinc blende structure
(A) zinc ions occupy half of the tetrahedral sites
(B) each Zn2- ion is surrounded by six sulphide ions
(C) each S2- ion is surrounded by six Zn2+ ions
(D) it has fcc structure
132. Alkali halides do not show Frenkel defect because
(A) cations and anions have almost equal size
(B) there is a large difference in size of cations and anions
(C) cations and anions have low coordination number
(D) anions cannot be accommodated in voids
133. Edge length of unit cell of chromium metal is 287 pm with bcc arrangement. The
atomic radius is of the order
(A) 287 pm
(B) 574 pm
(C) 124.27 pm
(D) 143.5 pm
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 pm and molar mass 50 g mol-1 will be
(A) 10 g cm-3
(B) 14.2 g cm-3
(C) 6.15 g cm-3
(D) 9.3 2 g cm-3

135. Each question has four options (a), (b), (c) and (d). Choose the correct option.
A compound is formed by two elements Y and Z. The elements ‘z’forms ccp and atoms y
occupy 1/3rd of tetrahedral voids. The formula of the compound is :

(A)Y2Z3
(B) YZ
(C) YZ3
(D)Y2Z

136. NaCl type crystal (with co-ordination no. 6:6) can be converted into CsCl type crystal (with
coordination number 8:8) by applying :

(A) high temperature

(B) high pressure
(C) high temperature and high pressure
(D) low temperature and low pressure

137 The density of metal which crystallises in bcc lattice with unit cell edge length 300 pm and
molar mass 50gmol-1 will be :

(A) 10 gcm-3
(B) 14.2 gcm-3
(C) 6.15 gcm-3
(D) 9.32 gcm-3

138. Copper crystallises in fcc with a unit cell length of 361 pm. What is the radius of copper
atom ?

(A) 157 pm
(B) 181 pm
(C) 127 pm
(D) 108 pm

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139. A metal crystallises into a lattice containing a sequence of layers as AB AB AB……
What percentage of voids are left in the lattice ?

(A) 72 %
(B) 48%
(B) 26%
(D) 32 %
140 The fraction of the total volume occupied by the atoms present in a simple cube is

(A) π/4
(B) π/6
(C)π / 8
(D) π / 3

141. What type of stoichiometric defect is shown by ZnS ?

(A) Schottky defect

(B) Frenkel defect
(C) Both Frenkel and Schottky defect
(D) Non Stochiometric defect

142. The type of crystal defect is indicated in the diagram below:

Na+ Cl- Na+ Cl- Na+ Cl-
Cl- Cl- Na+ Na+
Na+ Cl- Cl- Na+ Cl-
Cl- Na+ Cl- Na+ Na+
(A) Frenkel defect
(B) Frenkel and Schottky defect
(B) Interstial defect
(D) Schottky defect

143. The arrangement ABC ABC….. refers to

(A) Hexagonal close packing

(B) Tetrahedral close Packing

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 (B) Cubic Close Packing
(C) Octahedral close packing
144. The number of atoms in face centred cubic unit cell is :

(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
145. The correct order of the packing efficiency in different types of unit cells is :

(A)fcc<bcc<simple cubic
(B) fcc>bcc>simple cubic
(C) fcc<bcc>simple cubic
(D) bcc<fcc>simple cubic

146. Each of the following solid shows the frenkel defect except :

(A)ZnS
(B) AgBr
(C) AgI
(D) Kcl

147. The appearance of colour in solid alkali metal halides is generally due to

(A) Interstitial position

(B) F- Centre
(C) Schottky defect
(D) Frenkel defect

148. The co-ordination number of cation and anion in Na2O is :

(A) 4 and 6
(B) 6 and 4
(C) 4 and 8

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 (D) 8 and 4

149. Match the following :

I II
(i) Frenkel defect (A) density decreases
(ii) Schottky defect (B) density increases
(iii) Interstitial defect (C) density may be increases or
decreases
(iv) Metal excess defect (D) density remain same
(A) (i) –(B), (ii)-(A), (iii)-(D), (iv)-(C)
(B) (i) –(D), (ii)-(A), (iii)-(B), (iv)-(C)
(C)(i) –(D), (ii)-(B), (iii)-(A), (iv)-(C)
(D) (i) –(B), (ii)-(A), (iii)-(D), (iv)-(C)

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150. Silver forms ccp lattice and X-ray studies of its crystals show that theedge length of its unit cell is 408.6
pm. Calculate the density of silver in gram per cubic cm(Atomic mass = 107.9 u).
a) 11.5
b) 10.5
c) 1.05
d) 105

151. As a result of Schottky defect

a) there is no effect on the density
b) density of the crystal increases
c) density of the crystal decreases
d) any of the above three can happen

152.
In a Solid lattice, the cation has left a lattice site and is located at an interstitial position, the lattice defect
is
a) Interstitial defect
b) vacancy defect
c) Frenkel defect
d) Schottky defect

153.

In the following diagrams X and Y represent

a) tetrahedral void, triangular void
b) tetrahedral void, octahedral void
c) octahedral void, tetrahedral void
d) triangular void, octahedral void

154. F-centres in an ionic crystal are

a) lattice sites containing electrons
b) interstitial sites containing electrons
c) lattice sites that are vacant
d) interstitial sites containing cations

155. In the Schottky defect-

a) cations are missing from the lattice and occupy the interstitial sites
b) equal number of cations and anions are missing
c) anions are missing and electrons are present their places
d)equal number of extra cations and electrons are present in the interstitial sites
156. Compound that can exhibit Frenkel as well as Schottky defect is
a) AgCl
b) AgBr

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 c) NaCl
d) ZnS

157. Which compound is added to create an impurity defect in NaCl?

a) AgBr
b) AgCl
c) KI
d) SrCl2

158. Following diagram represents

.

a) Frenkel defects
b) Schottky defects
c) Impurity defects
d) n-type semiconductor.

Non-stoichiometric Metal Excess defects due to interstitial cations are found in

159. a) NaCl
b) ZnO
c) ZnS
d) AgBr

160. In a face centred lattice of X atoms, Y atoms occupy 1/2 of tetrahedral voids and 1/4 of octahedral voids.
What is the possible formula of the compound?
a)X4Y6 b) X4Y5 c) X4Y8 d) X4Y9

161. What type of defect can arise when a solid is heated?

a) vacancy defect
b) interstitial defect
c) Metal excess defect
d) impurity defect

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162. What type of defect can arise when a solid is heated?
a) vacancy defect
b) interstitial defect
c) Metal excess defect
d) impurity defect

Following diagram represents

163.

a) Frenkel defects
b) Schottky defects
c) Impurity defects
d) n-type semiconductor
164. The octahedral voids in fcc or ccp are located at
a) edge centres and along diagonals
b) edge centres and body centre
c) along body diagonal and edge centre
d) all the edge centres only

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1 A 29 B 57 C 85 D 113 B 141 B
2 C 30 A 58 C 86 D 114 C 142 D
3 C 31 B 59 B 87 C 115 B 143 C
4 C 32 D 60 A 88 A 116 C 144 B
5 D 33 C 61 B 89 D 117 A 145 B
6 C 34 C 62 D 90 D 118 C 146 D
7 D 35 B 63 C 91 B 119 C 147 B
8 D 36 C 64 A 92 B 120 B 148 C
9 C 37 A 65 A 93 A 121 B 149 B
10 C 38 C 66 D 94 C 122 C 150 B
11 A 39 B 67 A 95 B 123 A 151 C
12 A 40 D 68 D 96 A 124 A 152 C
13 A 41 A 69 A 97 C 125 C 153 B
14 D 42 C 70 C 98 B 126 A 154 A
15 B 43 A 71 D 99 A 127 A 155 B
16 C 44 B 72 B 100 C 128 B 156 B
17 B 45 C 73 A 101 D 129 C 157 D
18 D 46 D 74 A 102 A 130 B 158 D
19 A 47 A 75 C 103 B 131 C 159 B
20 C 48 D 76 C 104 A 132 A 160 B
21 D 49 A 77 B 105 B 133 C 161 A
22 A 50 A 78 B 106 B 134 C 162 A
23 B 51 D 79 B 107 B 135 A 163 B
24 B 52 C 80 B 108 A 136 B 164 B
25 C 53 B 81 C 109 A 137 C
26 C 54 A 82 B 110 C 138 C
27 D 55 C 83 C 111 A 139 C
28 D 56 C 84 B 112 A 140 B
ANSWER-KEY

The questions submitted by the PGTs (Chemistry) of KVs of Bhubaneswar, Guwahati,

Kolkata, Silchar and Tinsukia Regions.
Vetted by: Guwahati Region

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