Darshay

Cristiano

SOLIDS
NEET-UG - Chemistry
Time Allowed: 1 hour and 30 minutes Maximum Marks: 300

1. An element (atomic mass = 100 g/mol) having bcc structure has unit cell edge 400 pm. Then density of the [4]
element is:

a) 7.289 g/cm3 b) 10.376 g/cm3

c) 2.144 g/cm3 d) 5.188 g/cm3

2. A solid which is not transparent to visible light and whose conductivity increases with temperature is formed by: [4]

a) van der Waals’ binding b) covalent binding

c) metallic binding d) ionic binding

3. Silicon doped with electron-rich impurity forms: [4]

a) insulator b) intrinsic semiconductor

c) p-type semiconductor d) n-type semiconductor

4. The melting point of RbBr is 682°C, while that of NaF is 988°C. The principal reason that melting point of NaF [4]
is much higher than that of RbBr is that:

a) the two crystals are not isomorphous b) the molar mass of NaF is smaller than that
of RbBr

c) the bond in RbBr has more covalent d) the internuclear distance rc + ra is greater for
character than the bond in NaF RbBr than for NaF
5. Which of the following is INCORRECT regarding the ABAB type, two-dimensional arrangement? [4]
i. The coordination number of each sphere is 6.
ii. This arrangement forms a hexagonal close-packed structure.
iii. A regular hexagon is formed when the centres of six neighbouring spheres, surrounding a central sphere, are
joined.
iv. The spheres of successive layers have horizontal and vertical alignment.

a) Option (ii) b) Option (iv)

c) Option (iii) d) Option (i)

6. What is the coordination number in a square close-packed structure in two dimensions? [4]

a) 2 b) 6

c) 3 d) 4
7. Most crystals show good cleavage because their atoms, ions, and molecules are: [4]

a) weakly bonded together b) strongly bonded together

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 c) spherically symmetrical d) arranged in planes
8. A compound contains elements A and B. Atoms A form ccp lattice and atoms B occupy all tetrahedral voids. [4]
What is the molecular formula of the compound?

a) A2B3 b) A2B

c) AB2 d) AB4

9. Match the following solids in column I with the major bonding/attractive force between the constituent particles [4]
in column II.

Column I Column II

i. Dry ice a. Covalent bonding

ii. Magnesium b. London forces

iii. Graphite c. Electrostatic forces

iv. Common salt d. Metallic bonding

a) i - c, ii - d, iii - a, iv - b b) i - b, ii - d, iii - a, iv - c

c) i - a, ii - d, iii - b, iv - c d) i - a, ii - c, iii - b, iv - d
10. Extremely pure samples of Ge and Si are non-conductors, but their conductivity increases suddenly on [4]
introducing ________ in their crystal lattice:

a) none of these b) both As and B

c) As d) B
11. A dice represents ________ crystal system. [4]

a) orthorhombic b) tetragonal

c) cubic d) monoclinic

12. The density of metal x with molar mass 136 g/mol is 2.96 g/cm3, crystallizing with an edge length of 5.34 × 10- [4]
8cm. The type of cubic unit cell is ________.

a) primitive b) face-centred

c) body-centred d) none of these

13. How many among the following crystalline solids show the above-illustrated metal defect? NaCl, AgCl, KCl, [4]
CsCl, KBr, AgBr, AgI, ZnS

a) 2 b) 4

c) 5 d) 6
14. Which of the following conditions favours the existence of a substance in the solid state? [4]

a) High temperature b) High thermal energy

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 c) Low temperature d) Weak cohesive forces
15. If Z is the number of atoms in the unit cell that represents the closest packing sequence ... A B C A B C .... the [4]
number of tetrahedral voids in the unit cell is equal to

a) Z/2 b) Z

c) Z/4 d) 2Z

16. The pyknometric density of sodium chloride crystal is 2.165 × 103 kg m-3 while its X-ray density is 2.178 × [4]

103 kg m-3. The fraction of the unoccupied sites in sodium chloride crystal is:

a) 5.96 × 10-2 b) 5.96 × 10-1

c) 5.96 × 10-3 d) 5.96

17. The crystals are bounded by plane faces (f), straight edges (e) and interfacial angle (c). The relationship between [4]
these is:

a) c + e = f + 2 b) f + e = c + 2

c) f + c = e + 2 d) none of these
18. Which of the following solids is not an electrical conductor? [4]
i. Mg(s)
ii. TiO(s)
iii. I2(s)

iv. H2O(s)

a) (ii), (iii) and (iv) b) (i) only

c) (iii) and (iv) d) (ii) only

19. The following figure represents a unit cell belonging to crystal system. [4]

a) cubic b) tetragonal

c) triclinic d) orthorhombic
20. FeO usually occurs as Fe0.95O. This is an example of ________. [4]

a) impurity defect b) metal excess defect due to extra cation

c) metal deficiency defect due to extra anion d) metal deficiency defect due to cation
vacancy
21. Which of the following statements is/are CORRECT regarding solid-state materials based on a combination of [4]
Group 12 - Group 16 elements?
i. These materials simulate the average valence of three.
ii. In the compounds formed by the combination of Group 12-16 elements, bonds are purely covalent.

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 iii. In the compounds formed by the combination of Group 12-16 elements, the percent ionic character of the
bonds between the elements depends upon the difference in their electronegativities.
iv. All of these

a) Option (ii) b) Option (iv)

c) Option (i) d) Option (iii)

22. CsCl has bcc arrangement. Its unit cell edge length is 400 pm. Its inter-ionic distance is [4]
–
a) √3 × 400 pm b) 400 pm

c) d) 800 pm
√3
× 400 pm
2

23. The ratio of close-packed atoms to tetrahedral holes in cubic close-packing pattern is: [4]

a) 2 : 1 b) 1 : 3

c) 1 : 1 d) 1 : 2
24. The following diagram shows the three layers of fcc unit cell. Each sphere represents an atom. [4]

A face diagonal passing through the centre of atom 1 will also pass through the centre of atoms ________.

a) 3 and 5 b) 2, 4 and 10

c) 3, 5, 7 and 11 d) 3, 5, 6, 7, 11 and 13
25. With which one of the following element silicon should be doped so as to give p -type semiconductor? [4]

a) Se b) Ge

c) As d) B
26. Total volume of atoms present in a face centred cubic unit cell of a metal is (r is atomic radius): [4]

a) 16

3
πr
3
b) 12

3
3
πr

c) d)
20 3 24 3
πr πr
3 3

27. The parallelogram shown in the figure given below represents a two-dimensional unit cell. What is the packing [4]
fraction of the unit cell?

a) 0.907 b) 0.807

c) 0.1 d) 0.707

28. In calcium fluoride, having the fluorite structure, the coordination numbers for calcium ion (Ca2+) and fluoride [4]

ion (F-) are ________ respectively.

a) 8 and 4 b) 4 and 2

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 c) 6 and 6 d) 4 and 8
29. The lustre of a metal is due to ________. [4]

a) its high polishing b) its high density

c) presence of free electrons d) its chemical inertness

30. Which of the following exhibits isotropy? [4]

a) Chrome alum b) Quartz glass

c) Graphite d) Silicon carbide

31. Which of the following statements are true? [4]
A. Piezoelectricity is due to the net dipole moment.
B. Ferro electricity is due to the alignment of dipoles in the same direction.
C. Pyro electricity is due to heating polar crystals.
D. All of the these

a) D b) A

c) C d) B
32. X is an insulator as a solid but conducts electricity in its fused state. X is hard and brittle in nature. Identify X. [4]

a) Silver b) Calcium fluoride

c) Diamond d) Sulphur dioxide

33. If an atom is present at the corner of the cube, the participation of that atom per unit cell is ________. [4]

a) 1 b) 1

c) 1

4
d) 1

34. A solid AB crystallises in NaCl structure. The anion B form fee lattice, while the cation A+ occupy all the [4]

octahedral holes. If all the particles along a diagonal plane as shown in the figure are removed, then the formula
of solid becomes:

a) A5B7 b) AB2

c) A7B5 d) AB

35. In a solid AB having the NaCl structure, A atoms occupy the comers of the cubic unit cell. If all the face centred [4]
atoms along one of the axis are removed, then the resultant stoichiometry of the solid is:

a) AB2 b) A3B4

c) A2B d) A4B3

36. The correct statement regarding defects in crystalline solid is: [4]
A. Schottky defects have no effect on the density of crystalline solids.
B. Frenkel defects decrease the density of crystalline solids.

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 C. Frenkel defect is a dislocation defect.
D. Frenkel defect is found in halides of alkaline metals.

a) A b) D

c) C d) B
37. Copper crystallises in a face-centred cubic lattice with a unit cell length of 361 pm. What is the radius of copper [4]
atom in pm?

a) 108 b) 181

c) 157 d) 128
38. Which of the following is a p-type semiconductor? [4]

a) Ge with Al b) Si with P

c) Ge with P d) Si with As
39. Schottky defect defines imperfection in the lattice structure of a [4]

a) Liquid b) Plasma

c) Gas d) Solid
40. TiO2 exhibits 6 : 3 co-ordination and possesses a rutile structure. Which of the following exhibits a rutile-like [4]
structure?

a) CaF2 b) SnO2

c) None of these d) CsCl

41. A solid has a structure in which W atoms are located at the comers of a cubic lattice, O atoms at the centre of [4]
edges and Na atoms at the centre of the cube. The formula for the compound is ________.

a) Na2WO3 b) NaWO4

c) NaWO2 d) NaWO3

42. For a solid with the following structure, the co-ordination number of the point B is: [4]

a) 5 b) 4

c) 3 d) 6
43. The manifestation of band structure in solids is due to: [4]

a) Boltzmann’s law b) Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle

c) Bohr’s corresponding principle d) Pauli’s exclusion principle

44. A compound MpXq has cubic close packing (ccp) arrangement of X . Its unit cell structure is shown below. The [4]
empirical formula of the compound, is

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 a) M5X14 b) MX

c) MX2 d) M2X

45. The interplanar distance in a crystal is 0.2mm and the X-rays of wavelength λ shows a diffraction angle 2θ = [4]
16.8o for the first order diffraction. What is λ ? (sin 8.40o = 0.146)

a) 0.0584 nm b) 0.00584 nm

c) 0.584 nm d) 5.84 nm
46. Match the following: [4]

Crystal system Example

i. Triclinic a.TiO2

ii. Orthorhombic b. K2Cr2O7

iii. Hexagonal c. BaSO4

iv. Tetragonal d. ZnO

a) i - b, ii - a, iii - d, iv - c b) i - c, ii - d, iii - b, iv - a

c) i - c, ii - b, iii - a, iv - d d) i - b, ii - c, iii - d, iv - a
47. Find the incorrect equation for the given diagram. [4]

a) Edge length of the unit cell = 4

r b) Volume of unit cell = 32
r3
√2
√2

c) Fraction occupied = d) Volume of four spheres =

π√3

r3
16
π
8 3

48. Which of the following is TRUE about quartz and quartz glass? [4]

a) Quartz is a crystalline solid while quartz b) Quartz is an amorphous solid while quartz
glass is an amorphous solid glass is a crystalline solid

c) Both quartz and quartz glass are amorphous d) Both quartz and quartz glass are crystalline
solids solids
49. A compound MpXq has cubic close packing (ccp) arrangement of X. Its structure is shown in figure. The [4]
empirical formula of the compound is:

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 a) MX b) M5X14

c) M2X d) MX2

50. In a face centred cubic lattice, atom A occupies the comer positions and atom B occupies the face centred [4]
positions. If one atom of B is missing from one of the face centred points, the formula of the compound is:

a) AB2 b) A2B3

c) A2B5 d) A2B

51. A compound is formed by cation C and anion A. The anions form hexagonal close-packed (hcp) lattice and the [4]
cations occupy 75 % of octahedral voids. The formula of the compound is:

a) C3A4 b) C2A3

c) C3A2 d) C4A3

52. In which of the following structures coordination number for cations and anions in the packed structure will be [4]
same?

a) S2- ions form fcc lattice and Zn2+ ions go b) Ca2+ ions form fcc lattice and F- ions
into alternate tetrahedral voids of the unit occupy all the eight tetrahedral voids of the
cell unit cell

c) Cl- ion form fcc lattice and Na+ ions occupy d) O2- ions form fcc lattice and Na+ ions

all octahedral voids of the unit cell occupy all the eight tetrahedral voids of the
unit cell
53. In a simple cubic cell, each atom on a corner is shared by: [4]

a) 4 unit cells b) 8 unit cells

c) 2 unit cells d) 1 unit cell

54. Select the incorrect statement for a unit cell of ccp or fcc lattice: [4]

a) A total number of octahedral voids in ccp b) 12 octahedral voids are located at each edge
structure is equal to the number of atoms in of the unit cell.
unit cells.

c) 3 octahedral voids are located at each edge d) The unit cell has one octahedral void at the
of unit cell. body center of the cube.
55. The coordination number of a metal crystallising in a hexagonal close-packed structure is [4]

a) 12 b) 4

c) 8 d) 6
56. A solid compound XY has NaCl structure. If the radius of the cation is 100 pm the radius of the anion (Y) will [4]
be:

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 a) 241.5 pm b) 322.5 pm

c) 275.1 pm d) 165.7 pm
57. Which of the following compounds is metallic and ferromagnetic? [4]

a) VO2 b) TiO2

c) CrO2 d) MnO2

58. The appearance of colour in solid alkali meta halides is generally due to: [4]

a) Schottky defect b) Interstitial position

c) Frenkel defect d) F-centres

59. A piece of copper and another of germanium are cooled from room temperature to 77K, the resistance of: [4]

a) copper decreases and germanium decreases b) copper decreases and germanium increases

c) each of them decreases d) each of them increases

60. Experimentally it was found that a metal oxide has formula M0.98O. Metal M, present as M2+ and M3+ in its [4]

oxide. Fraction of the metal which exists as M3+ would be

a) 4.08 % b) 6.05 %

c) 5.08 % d) 7.01 %
61. Na2SeO4 and Na2SO4 show: [4]

a) allotropism b) polymorphism

c) ferromagnetism d) isomorphism
o

62. Sodium metal crystallises in a body centred cubic lattice with a unit cell edge of 4.29A. The radius of sodium [4]

atom is approximately
o o
a) 0.93 A b) 5.72 A
o o
c) 3.22 A d) 1.86 A

63. X crystallizes in fee lattice. Suppose the atomic radius of X is 130 pm and molar mass is 63.5 g/mol. The [4]
volume of its unit cell and density of X are ________ respectively.

a) 5.68 × 10-23 cm3, 4.9 g/cm3 b) 4.97 × 10-23 cm3, 8.5 g/cm3

c) 5.68 × 10-23 cm3, 2.9 g/cm3 d) 4.97 × 10-23 cm3, 5.6 g/cm3

64. Graphite is a soft solid lubricant extremely difficult to melt. The reason for this anomalous behaviour is that [4]
graphite:

a) is a non-crystalline substance. b) has molecules of variable molecular masses

like polymers.

c) has carbon atoms arranged in large plates of d) is an allotropic form of diamond.

rings of strongly bound carbon atoms with
weak interplate bonds.
65. In a monoclinic unit cell, the relation of sides and angles are respectively: [4]

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 a) a = b ≠ c and α = β = γ = 90° b) a ≠ b ≠ c and β = γ = 90
∘
≠ α

c) a ≠ b ≠ c and α ≠ β ≠ γ ≠ 90
∘
d) a ≠ b ≠ c and α = β = γ = 90o
66. A solid containing A and B atoms in cubic arrangement such that A atoms are at comers and B at face centres. If [4]
o

atomic mass of A and B are 60 and 90 respectively and edge length of unit cell is 5A, what will be density of
solid?

a) 2.46 b) 3.29

c) 4.38 d) 5.68
∘

67. Tellurium crystallizes in a primitive cubic unit cell at room temperature. If the unit cell edge length is πA, the [4]
theoretical density is ________. [Atomic weight of Te = 128 g/mol]

a) 23.2 g/cm3 b) 11.6 g/cm3

c) 6.9 g/cm3 d) 1.03 g/cm3

68. The maximum proportion of available volume that can be filled by hard spheres in diamond is: [4]

a) 0.32 b) 0.68

c) 0.34 d) 0.52
69. Na2 SeO4 and Na2SO4 show: [4]

a) polymorphism b) ferromagnetism

c) isomorphism d) allotropism
70. What is the coordination number in a square close packed structure in two dimensions? [4]

a) 2 b) 6

c) 3 d) 4
71. The fcc crystal contains how many atoms in each unit cell? [4]

a) 6 b) 8

c) 4 d) 5
72. A compound X4Y3 crystallises with ccp lattice of Y atoms. What fraction of tetrahedral holes is occupied by X [4]
atoms in it:

a) 2

3
b) 1

c) d)
3 1

4 2

73. At what value of angle of incidence would the second order diffraction occur, when a metal has λ = d = 160 pm? [4]

a) 45° b) 90°

c) 60° d) 30°
74. A metal forms a hcp structure. What is the number of octahedral voids formed in 0.5 mol of it? [4]

a) 3.011 × 1023 b) 3.011 × 1024

c) 6.022 × 1023 d) 6.022 × 1024

75. The edge lengths of the unit cells in terms of the radius of spheres constituting fcc, bcc, and simple cubic unit [4]

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cell are respectively:
– –
a) 2r, 4r
, 2√2r b) 2√2r,
4r
, 2r
√3 √3

– –
c) d)
4r 4r
, 2√2r, 2r 2r, 2√2r,
√3 √3

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