CHAPTER -1 CRYSTAL STRUCTURE

MCQs
1. The coordination number of BCC lattice is
(i)

(ii)

(iii
)

(iv
)

2. Which one of the following Bravais lattices is not found in cubic crystal?
(i)

Simple cubic

(ii)

Body centered cubic

(iii
)

Face centrered cubic

(iv
)

Base centrered cubic

3. The unit cell with three lattice parameters is

(i)

Tetragonal

(ii)

orthorhombic

(iii
)

Monoclinic

(iv
)

Triclinic

4. In which of the following materials there is a random arrangement of atoms/molecules?

(i)

Amorphous material

(ii)

Single crystal

(iii
)

Liquid

(iv
)

Polycrystalline matrial

5. Which of the following structures have the highest packing factor?

(i)

FCC

(ii)

Simple cubic

(iii
)

BCC

(iv
)

Diamond

6. The coordination number in FCC structures is

(i)

(ii)

(iii
)

(iv
)

12

7. Among the following bonds which one is the weakest?

(i)

Covalent bond

(ii)

Ionic bond

(iii
)

Metallic bond

(iv
)

Van der Waals bond

8. How many atoms per unit cell are there in hexagonal close packed structure?
(i)

(ii)

(iii
)

(iv
)

12

9. Which one of the following is not a strong bond?

(i) van der Waals bond
(iii) Metallic bond

(ii) Covalent bond

(iv) Ionic bond

6. Repeatable entity of a crystal structure is known as

(i) Crystal
(iii) Unit cell

(ii) Lattice
(iv) Miller indices

7. Coordination number for closest packed crystal structure

(i) 16
(ii) 12
(iii) 8
(iv) 4
8. Atomic packing factor is
(i) Distance between two adjacent atoms
(iii) Volume fraction of atoms in cell

(ii) Projected area fraction of atoms on a plane

(iv) None

9. Coordination number in simple cubic crystal structure

(i) 4
(iii) 8

(ii) 2
(iv) 6

10. The atomic radius of an BCC crystal (if a is lattice parameter) is

(i) a
(iii) a/(4/3)

(ii) a/2
(iv) a/(4/2)

20. Schottky-defect in ceramic material is

(i) Interstitial impurity
(ii) Vacancy- interstitial pair of cations
(iii) Pair of nearby cation and anion vacancies (iv) Substitutional impurity