ENGT 3201 – Applied Materials Technology

Practice Problems – Ch03

PP 3.2, Metal Structures

Derive the relationship between lattice parameter, a, and atomic radius, r, for a) bcc metal and
b) an hcp metal. See Table 3.3 and example 3.2 from the textbook.

PP 3.3, Metal Structures

Calculate the density of -Fe, which is a bcc metal. See Table 3.3 and PP 3.2.

PP 3.4, Ceramic Structures

Calculate the IPF of a) CaO, b) FeO, and c) NiO. All of these compounds share the NaCl-type
structure (see example 3.3).

PP 3.5, Ceramic Structures

Calculate the density of CaO (see example 3.4).

PP 3.6, Polymeric Structures

How many unit cells are contained in 1 kg of commercial polyethylene that is 50 vol% crystalline
(balance amorphous) and that has an overall product density of 0.940 Mg/m^3? See ex. 3.5.

PP 3.7, Semiconductor Structures

The atomic packing factor for silicon is quite low compared with that of the common metal
structures (see ex. 3.6). Comment on the relationship between this characteristic and the
nature of bonding in semiconductor silicon.

PP 3.8, Semiconductor Structures

Calculate the density of germanium using data from Appendices 1 and 2 (see ex. 3.7).

PP 3.22 – X-ray Diffraction

The diffraction angles for the first three peaks in Fig. 3.33 are calculated in ex. 3.20. Calculate
the diffraction angles for the remainder of the peaks in Fig. 3.33.