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(Engineering-Classroom Assessment Practice Sheet)
Topics covered : Introduction : Three states of mater, Classification of solids : (i) Characteristic properties, (ii)
Difference between crystalline and amorphous solids, (iii) Classification of crystalline solids; Structure of solids : (i)
Basic definitions, (ii) Types of unit cells, Seven crystal systems and Bravais lattice, Calculation of effective number
of particles in a unit cell. Elements of symmetry in cube : (i) Centre of symmetry, (ii) Plane of symmetry, (iii) Axis of
symmetry, Close packed structures : (i) 1-D close packing, (ii) 2-D close packing, (iii) 3-D close packing, (AAA…
type packing). ABAB……type packing, (i) hexagonal close packing, (ii) Cubic close packing and voids, Packing
efficiency. Radius ratio in ionic solids : r+/r– in voids; Density, Coordination number

Choose the correct answer :

1. Which of the following statements is/are false?
(1) It is the anisotropic nature of amorphous solids
that all the bonds are of equal strength
(2) Entropy of a crystalline solid is higher than that
of an amorphous solid
(3) Amorphous solids have sharp melting point
(4) Amorphous solids can become crystalline on
slow heating (annealing)
2. Column-I and Column-II contain four entries
each. Entries of Column-I are to be matched with
some entries of Column-II. One or more than one
entries of Column-I may have the matching with
the same entries of Column-II.
Column-I Column-II
[Bravais Lattice(s)] [Crystal system]
i. Primitive, face centered, (p) Cubic
body centered,
end centered
(1) i(p), ii(s), iii(q), iv(r)
(2) i(r), ii(p), iii(s), iv(q)
(3) i(q), ii(p), iii(s), iv(r)
(4) i(s), ii(p), iii(r), iv(q)
Paragraph for Q. (3 to 5)
Apart from interfacial angles another important feature
is elements of symmetry. Crystals have plane of
symmetry, axis of symmetry and centre of symmetry.
—A
—B
Answer the following questions using the above
figure.
3. If all particles along one of C3 axis are removed
then resultant particles of B will be
(1) 3 (2) 4

ii. Primitive, face centered, (q) Orthorhombic (3) 2 (4) 1

4. If all particles along one of C2 axis are removed
body centered
then formula of compound is
iii. Primitive, body centered (r) Hexagonal (1) AB (2) A2B
iv. Primitive only (s) Tetragonal (3) A8B5 (4) A2B7

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5. The shaded area in the figure represents Statement II : Packing fraction in HCP is 0.74
(1) Rectangular plane of symmetry (1) Statement I and II both are true
(2) Both statements I and II are false
(2) Diagonal plane of symmetry
(3) Statement I is false and statement II is true
(3) No plane of symmetry (4) Statement I is true and statement II is false
(4) Six fold axis of symmetry 10. Column I includes type of void or crystal system
and column II contains respective examples. The
6. A metal crystallizes in two cubic phases i.e., fcc incorrect match among the following is
and bcc whose unit cell lengths are 3.5 Å and 3.0 Å (1) Cubic void — B2O3
respectively. Which are not correct regarding the (2) Octahedral Void — NaCl
ratio of their densities? (3) Rhombohedral — CaCO3
(4) Tetragonal — CaSO4
(1) 3.12 (2) 2.04
11. An element with molar mass 40 g/mol crystallises
(3) 1.26 (4) 0.72 into an unit cell having edge length 4.05 Å. If its
density is 2 g/cm3, then nature of unit cell is
7. The percentage packing efficiency of the
(1) SC (2) HCP
two-dimensional arrangement of sphere for plane
(3) BCC (4) FCC
ABCDEF shown below is 12. Select the correct statement(s) with respect to
classification of crystalline solids
A B (1) Non-polar molecular solids are soft and non-
conductors of electricity
F C (2) Ionic solids are conductors of electricity in
solid state as well as in molten state
E D (3) Not all the covalent solids are non-conductor
of electricity
(4) In metallic solids, constituent particles are
positive ions in a sea of delocalised electrons
(1) 90.64% (2) 74.05%
13. Lithium borohydride crystallizes in an
(3) 68.02% (4) 78.54% orthorhombic system with 4 molecules per
8. Which among the following statements is/are unit c ell. The unit cell dimensions are a =
INCORRECT? 6.8 Å, b = 4.4 Å and c = 7.2 Å. If the molar
mass is 21.76, then the density of crystals
(1) Amorphous solids do not have a regular is X g/cm 3 . What is value of 100X?
crystal system 14. A crystal is made of particle X, Y and Z. X forms
(2) Carborundum is an example of molecular fcc packing, Y occupies all octahedral voids of X
solids and Z occupies all tetrahedral voids of X, if all the
particles along one body diagonal are removed
(3) Graphite follows triclinic crystal system
then the formula of the crystal would be of the form
(4) Total number of atoms per unit cell in end face XaYbZc. What is value of a + b + c? (a, b, c are
centered unit cell is 2 whole numbers)
9. Consider the given statements and select the 15. A crystal is made of particles A and B. A forms
correct option FCC packing and B occupies all the octahedral
voids. If all the particles from one of the body
Statement I : For BCC and FCC unit cell, a is 2 2r diagonal plane are removed, then the formula of
4r the crystal would be of AxBy. What is the value of
and respectively
3 x+y

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E-CAPS - 4A : CHEMISTRY
(Engineering-Classroom Assessment Practice Sheet)
Topics covered : Introduction : Three states of mater, Classification of solids : (i) Characteristic properties, (ii)
Difference between crystalline and amorphous solids, (iii) Classification of crystalline solids; Structure of solids : (i)
Basic definitions, (ii) Types of unit cells, Seven crystal systems and Bravais lattice, Calculation of effective number
of particles in a unit cell. Elements of symmetry in cube : (i) Centre of symmetry, (ii) Plane of symmetry, (iii) Axis of
symmetry, Close packed structures : (i) 1-D close packing, (ii) 2-D close packing, (iii) 3-D close packing, (AAA…
type packing). ABAB……type packing, (i) hexagonal close packing, (ii) Cubic close packing and voids, Packing
efficiency. Radius ratio in ionic solids : r+/r– in voids; Density, Coordination number

ANSWERS

1. (1, 2, 3) 2. (3) 3. (1) 4. (3) 5. (2)

6. (1, 2, 4) 7. (1) 8. (2, 3) 9. (3) 10. (1)

11. (3) 12. (1, 3, 4) 13. (67) 14. (17) 15. (02)

HINTS & SOLUTIONS

1. Answer (1, 2, 3)
4. Answer (3)
Amorphous solids have diffused melting point.
Entropy of crystalline solid is lower than amorphous Removing 2 octahedral voids along 2 edges and 1
solids body center, formula = A8B5
2. Answer (3)
5. Answer (2)
Cubic — primitive, body centered, face centered
Orthorhombic — Primitive, Body Centered, Face Rectangular plane represents diagonal plane of
Centered, End centered
symmetry
Hexagonal — primitive only
6. Answer (1, 2, 4)
Tetragonal — primitive, body centered
3. Answer (1) 4x M
3
C3 axis is along body diagonal dFCC (aFCC ) N
=
dBCC 2 M
1 3

Resultant particles of B   12  3 (aBCC ) N
4
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7. Answer (1) 13. Answer (67)

 1  4  21.76
Area of one sphere = r 2   6  r 2  P
 3  6.8  4.4  7.2  10 –24  6.022  10 23

= 3r2 = 0.067

3 2 = 0.67 g/cm3
Total area = 6   2r 2  6 3r
4 14. Answer (17)

3r 2 1 1
Efficiency = 2 Zeff for X = 6 6
6 3r 2 8

 = 3.75
=
2 3
Zeff for Y = 8 – 2 = 6
= 0.906
= 90.6% Zeff for Z = 4 – 1 = 3
8. Answer (2, 3)  1.33
X3.75 Y3Z6   X5 Y4 Z8
Carborundum is an example of covalent solids and
graphite follows hexagonal crystal system. =5+4+8

9. Answer (3) = 17

4r 15. Answer (02)

For BCC, a  and for FCC, a  2 2r
3 A = FCC
10. Answer (1) B = octahedral voids
B2O3 adopts triangular void. On removing all particles from one body diagonal
11. Answer (3) plane

ZM 4 A atoms from corners + 2 A atoms from face

Using the relation : Density = 3
a . NA center will be removed.
2 B from edge center + 1 B from body center will
2   4.05  108   6.02  1023
3

 I be removed.
40
BCC type of unit cell  2 1 1 1 5
A  4  4   2 
12. Answer (1, 3, 4) 8 2 2 2

Ionic solids are conductors of electricity in molten

1 5
state but not in solid state. B  10  
4 2

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