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1. Which of the following true for tetrahedral voids: 7. The size of an octahedral void formed in a closed
(1) Co-ordination number is 6 packed lattice as compared to tetrahedral void is

(2) 4 THV in one FCC unit cell (1) Equal (2) Larger

(3) THV present in SSC unit cell (3) Smaller (4) Not definite

(4) r+ 8. The distance between an octahedral and tetrahedral

 (radius ratio) for THV is 0.225  void in f.c.c. lattice would be
r−
2. If the radius of the anion in an ionic solid is 200 pm, (1) √ 3a (2) √ 3a
what would be the radius of the cation that fits 2
exactly into a cubic hole ? (3) √ 3a (4) √ 3a
(1) 146.4 pm 3 4
9. In the unit cell of KCl (NaCl type), Cl – ions
(2) 82.8 pm
constitute ccp and K+ ions fall into the octahedral
(3) 45 pm holes. These holes are :-
(4) None of these (1) one at the centre and 6 at the centres of the
3. In closest packing of A type of atoms (radius, rA), faces
the radius of atom B that can be fitted into (2) one at the body centre and 12 at the centres of
octahedral void is :- the edges
(1) 0.155 rA (2) 0.125 rA (3) 8 at the centres of 8 small cubes forming the
unit cell 
(3) 0.414 rA (4) 0.732 rA
(4) none of these
4. The edge length of face centre cubic unit cell is 508 pm.
10. Co-ordination number of Na+ in NaCl is :-
If the radius of cation is 110 pm, the radius of anion is : 
(1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 5 (4) 6
(1) 144 pm (2) 288 pm
11. In a solid ‘AB’ having the NaCl structure, ‘A’
(3) 618 pm   (4) 398 pm atoms occupy the every ccp and B atoms are in
5. The edge length of a rock salt (NaCl) type ionic OHV. If all the face-centred atoms along one of the
axis are removed, then the resultant stoichiometry
substance is 254 pm. If the radius of the cation is
of the solid is –
55 pm, the radius of the anion is :-
(1) AB2 (2) A2B (3) A4B3 (4) A3B4
(1) 72 pm (2) 144 pm  
12. In NaCl the centres of two nearest like charged ions
(3) 58 pm  (4) 199 pm
are at a distance of
6. An ionic compound is expected to have octahedral (1) a 2 √
(2) 1 a
structure if rc/ra (rc < ra) lies in the range of : 2
2
(1) 0.414 to 0.732 (2) 0.732 to 0.82 (3) a 3 √ (4) 2a
(3) 0.225 to 0.414 (4) 0.155 to 0.225 2 √ 2
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13. The number of unit cells in 58.5 g of NaCl is nearly :- 19. Assertion : – Na2O adopts structure similar to that
(1) 6 × 1020     (2) 3 × 1022 of CaF2 but positions of positive and negative ions
are reversed.
(3) 1.5 × 1023 (4) 0.5 × 1024 Reason : – The structure of Na2O is also called
14. In CsCl structure, if edge length is a, then distance antifluorite structure.
between one Cs atom and one Cl atom is : (1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the
(1) a 3 √ (2) a 3 √ correct explanation of (A)
2 4 (2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the
(4) a
(3) a 2√ correct explanation of (A)
√ 2
A binary solid has a zinc blende structure with B (3) (A) is true but (R) is false
15.
ions constituting the lattice and A ions occupying (4) (A) is false but (R) is true
25% tetrahedral holes.The formula of solid is
(1) AB (2) A2B (3) AB2 (4) AB4 20. The face diagonal length of f.c.c. cubic cell is 660
√ 2 pm. If the radius of the cation is 110 pm, the
16. In which of the following crystals alternate radius of the anion is 
tetrahedral voids are occupied ?
(1) 249 pm
(1) NaCl (2) ZnS (3) CaF2 (4) Na2O 
(2) 220 pm
17. The incorrect match for coordination number is:-
  (3) 608 pm
  Column I Column II (4) 176 pm
(1) CaF2 8:4 21. Distance between nearest tetrahedral voids in FCC
(2) ZnS (Sphalerite) 6:6 will be :-

(3) CsCl 8:8 (1) a (2) 2a

√

2 2
(4) NaCl 6:6 (3) (4)
√ 3a 3a
√

18. The O2 –and Na+

are located in Na2O crystal 2 4
respectively at face centered cubic (FCC) lattice 22. The distance between an octahedral and tetrahedral
points and in :-
void in fcc lattice would be :
(1) All tetrahedral voids 
(1) √ 3a
(2) 3a
√

(2) Half of the tetrahedral voids 2

(3) Octahedral voids  (3) √ 3a (4) 3a
√

(4) Half of octahedral voids 3 4

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