The pair having only molecular solids among the following is -
1. Brass and SiC
2. Ammonium phosphate (NH4)3PO4
3. SiC and plastic
4. Tetra phosphorus decaoxide (P4O10) and I2
In a cubic close-packed structure, the coordination number of atoms is -
1. 12
2. 8
3. 1
4. 4
The relation between the atomic mass of unknown metal with density and the dimension of its unit cell is given by :
(Given: All the cell edge lengths are equal)
1. \(m \ = \ \frac{\rho a^{3}N_{A}}{Z} \)
2. \(m \ = \ \rho a^{3}N_{A}Z\)
3. \(m \ = \ \frac{Z}{\rho a^{3}N_{A}}\)
4. \(m \ = \ \frac{ZN_{A}}{a^{3}\rho}\)
Select the correct option based on statements below:
| Assertion (A): | The stability of a crystal is reflected by the magnitude of its melting point. |
| Reason (R): | Greater the intermolecular forces of attraction, the higher will be the stability and melting point of the substance. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. |
The number of lattice points in one unit cell of face-centred tetragonal lattice is -
1. 4
2. 12
3. 14
4. 9
The similarity between metallic and ionic crystals is -
| 1. | Both these crystal types are held by the electrostatic force of attraction. |
| 2. | Both these crystal types are held by the Van der Waal's forces of attraction. |
| 3. | Both these crystal types are held by hydrogen bonding. |
| 4. | Both these crystal types are held by covalent bonding. |
The packing efficiency of the face-centered cubic unit cell is:
(assuming that the atoms are touching each other)
1. 52.40 %
2. 68.04 %
3. 74 %
4. 79.06 %
Silver crystallizes in fcc lattice. If the edge length of the cell is 4.07 × 10−8 cm and density is 10.5 g cm−3, the atomic mass of silver is -
1. 120.31 g
2. 107.9 g
3. 207.60 g
4. 138.52 g
A cubic solid is made of two elements P and Q. Atoms of Q occupy the corners of the cube and P occupy the body centre. The formula of this compound and the coordination number of Q are respectively -
1. PQ, 8
2. P2Q, 8
3. P2Q2, 8
4. PQ, 12
Niobium crystallizes in body-centred cubic structure. If the density is 8.55 g cm−3, the atomic radius of niobium (atomic mass 93 u) is -
1. 13.32 nm
2. 12.32 nm
3. 14.32 nm
4. 15.32 nm