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Crystal lattices and unit cells
- Advanced 2025ChemistryNumerical
The density (in ) of the metal which forms a cubic close packed (ccp) lattice with an axial distance (edge length) equal to 400 pm is _____.
Use: Atomic mass of metal amu and Avogadro's constant
- Advanced 2023ChemistryMultiple correct
Atoms of metals x, y, and z form face-centred cubic (fcc) unit cell of edge length , body-centred cubic (bcc) unit cell of edge length , and simple cubic unit cell of edge length , respectively.
If ; ; and , then the correct statement(s) is(are)
[Given: , , and are molar masses of metals x, y, and z, respectively. , , and are atomic radii of metals x, y, and z, respectively.]
- Advanced 2022ChemistrySingle correct
Atom X occupies the fcc lattice sites as well as alternate tetrahedral voids of the same lattice. The packing efficiency (in %) of the resultant solid is closest to
- Main 2022ChemistryInteger
Atoms of element X form hcp lattice and those of element Y occupy of its tetrahedral voids. The percentage of element X in the lattice is ______. (Nearest integer)
- Main 2022ChemistryInteger
In a solid AB, A atoms are in ccp arrangement and B atoms occupy all the octahedral sites. If two atoms from the opposite faces are removed, then the resultant stoichiometry of the compound is . The value of is ______. [nearest integer]
- Main 2022ChemistryInteger
Ionic radii of cation A and anion B are 102 and 181 pm respectively. These ions are allowed to crystallize into an ionic solid. This crystal has cubic close packing for B. A is present in all octahedral voids. The edge length of the unit cell of the crystal AB is _______ pm. (Nearest Integer)
- Advanced 2021ChemistrySingle correct
For the given close packed structure of a salt made of cation and anion shown below (ions of only one face are shown for clarity), the packing fraction is approximately
- Main 2021ChemistryInteger
The coordination number of an atom in a body-centered cubic structure is _______. [Assume that the lattice is made up of atoms.]
- Advanced 2020ChemistryMultiple correct
The cubic unit cell structure of a compound containing cation M and anion X is shown below. When compared to the anion, the cation has smaller ionic radius. Choose the correct statement(s).
- Advanced 2018ChemistryNumerical
Consider an ionic solid MX with NaCl structure. Construct a new structure (Z) whose unit cell is constructed from the unit cell of MX following the sequential instructions given below. Neglect the charge balance.
(i) Remove all the anions (X) except the central one
(ii) Replace all the face centered cations (M) by anions (X)
(iii) Remove all the corner cations (M)
(iv) Replace the central anion (X) with cation (M)
The value of in Z is ______.
- Advanced 2017ChemistryInteger
A crystalline solid of a pure substance has a face-centred cubic structure with a cell edge of 400 pm. If the density of the substance in the crystal is , then the number of atoms present in 256 g of the crystal is . The value of is
- Main 2017ChemistrySingle correct
A metal crystallises in a face centred cubic structure. If the edge length of its unit cell is 'a', the closest approach between two atoms in metallic crystal will be :
- Advanced 2016ChemistryMultiple correct
The CORRECT statement(s) for cubic close packed (ccp) three dimensional structure is(are)
- Main 2016ChemistrySingle correct
Which of the following compounds is metallic and ferromagnetic ?
- Advanced 2015ChemistryMultiple correct
If the unit cell of a mineral has cubic close packed (ccp) array of oxygen atoms with fraction of octahedral holes occupied by aluminium ions and fraction of tetrahedral holes occupied by magnesium ions, and , respectively, are
- Main 2015ChemistrySingle correct
Sodium metal crystallizes in a body centred cubic lattice with a unit cell edge of 4.29Å. The radius of sodium atom is approximately :
- Main 2014ChemistrySingle correct
CsCl crystallises in body centred cubic lattice. If 'a' is its edge length then which of the following expressions is correct ?
- Main 2014ChemistrySingle correct
In a face centered cubic lattice atoms A are at the corner points and atoms B at the face centered points. If atom B is missing from one of the face centered points, the formula of the ionic compound is :
- Main 2014ChemistrySingle correct
In a monoclinic unit cell, the relation of sides and angles are respectively :
- Main 2014ChemistrySingle correct
The total number of octahedral void(s) per atom present in a cubic close packed structure is :