Marks: 30 Mid-Sem Exam (CH2101) Time: 90 min

1. The number of manganese ions in tetrahedral and octahedral sites, respectively in Mn3O4
are 1
a) one Mn2+ and two Mn3+
b) two Mn3+ and one Mn2+
c) one Mn3+ and two Mn2+
d) two Mn2+ and one Mn3+

Ans: (a)

e) Mn3O4 has normal spinel structure. So Mn2+ will occupy the tetrahedral voids and 2 Mn3+
will stay at the octahedral voids.

2. What will be the miller indices for the given directions? 2

3. You have gone through the Bragg’s law for cubic system only. If the wavelength of X ray
is 75 pm, the plane given is (221), and edge length given is 450 pm then what will be the
angle of diffraction? (the diffraction order (n) = 1) 2
Ans.

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4. The distance between two successive ℎ𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 planes in a cubic crystal is , where ‘a’ is the
√𝟑𝟑
length of unit cell. Find ℎ, 𝑘𝑘 ,𝑙𝑙 2
𝑎𝑎 𝑎𝑎
Ans. The distance between two successive ℎ𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘 planes in a cubic crystal (dℎ𝑘𝑘𝑘𝑘)=√ℎ2 =
+𝑘𝑘 2 +𝑙𝑙2 √3

It only possible when ℎ = 1, 𝑘𝑘 = 1, 𝑙𝑙 = 1

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5. Using the concept of Latimer diagram find the value of E0 (Fe3+/Fe2+) ?
Given that E0 (Fe3+/Fe) = 0.4 V and E0 (Fe2+/Fe) = −0.9 V 2

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6. Identify the Miller indices of the given planes 3

Ans.
Plane 1:

Plane 2:

Plane 3:

Plane 4:

Plane 5:

Plane 6:

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7. Chromium crystallizes in a FCC structure. The radius of Cr is 200.3 pm. How many such
FCC unit cells will be there in 305 nm3. 2

Volume of each fcc lattice =16 * 1.41.4 * r3 = 16 * 1.414 * (200.3)3 pm3

8. According to the Hume-Rothery Rules, two elements must have very similar__________
to form a solid solution. 1
a) atomic sizes, crystal structures, electronegativities, and number of electrons
b) atomic sizes, crystal structures, electronegativities, and valencies
c) atomic numbers, crystal structures, electronegativities, and valencies
d) atomic weights, crystal structures, electronegativities, and number of electrons
e)
Ans. b

9. The miller indices of the diagonal plane of a cube is 1

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10. The Miller indices of planes close packed in a face centred cubic
lattice is _____________ 1

11. In a spinel structure, AB2O4 the divalent cations A2+ occupy x % of the tetrahedral voids,
while B3+ occupy y % of the octahedral voids and z % of the tetrahedral voids. Then the
value of (2(y-x+z)+25)/(100) is: 1
a) 0.25
b) 1
c) 0.75
d) 0.5
Ans: b
X: 1/8 th of the tetrahedral void= 12.5%
Y: ½ of the octahedral void= 50%
Z: 0%
12. For the given complexes A, B, C, and D the ideal octahedral geometry will not be
observed in- 1
(I) [Ni(H2O)6]2+
(II) [Cr(H2O)6]2+
(III) [Sc(H2O)6]3+
(IV) [Cu(H2O)6]2+
The answer is-
(a) D only
(b) A, B and D
(c) B and D
(d) C and D
Ans. (c) Complex B and D will show Jahn-Teller Distortions

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13. There are three complexes, one orange, one blue and one yellow. All the complexes are
mononuclear cobalt(III) in its most stable geometry with all same ligands; out of the three
complexes one has chloride ions , one has ammonia and one has cyanide as their ligands.
Which complex is expected to be yellow? (The actual colours of the complexes in reality is
not corelated this is conceptual question based on CFT) 1

a) the solution of Co(III) having ammonia as ligand

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14. In the following cyclic voltammogram (2 + 1 + 1)

(a) Estimate E1/2, ipa and ipc in the same units as per the graph?

(b) If the reaction is fast and reversible how many electrons are transferred in this reaction?

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(c) Using the table given below select which reaction is shown in the above diagram of Q14.

15. Find out the point group of the following molecules. Remember to show the symmetry
elements clearly and justify how the point group is assigned. Make your diagrams clean to
obtain any marks (1.5 + 1.5 +1.5 +1.5 = 6)
(a) NH3 (b) PF5 (c) XeOF4 (d) H3BO3

Ans. (a) C3v

(b) D3h

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(c) C4v
Xenon oxytetrafluoride (XeOF4) also belongs to point group C4v because it has the
same square planar molecular geometry as XeF4, with the addi�on of an oxygen
atom replacing one of the fluorine atoms. This molecule also has four C2 rota�on
axes and two σv reflec�on planes.

(d) C3h
Boric Acid contains a C3 rota�on axis and σh symmetry. Hence it belongs in the C3h
point group.

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