Class 12 Chemistry MCQs The Solid State for JEE/NEET

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The Solid State 12 MCQs Questions with Answers

NaCl typecrystal (with coordination no. 6 : 6) can be converted into CsCl type crystal (with coordination no. 8 : 8) by applying
(a) high temperature
(b) high pressure
(c) high temperature and high pressure
(d) low temperature and low pressure

Answer: (b) high pressure


In Zinc blende structure
(a) zinc ions occupy half of the tetrahedral sites
(b) each Zn2- ion is surrounded by six sulphide ions
(c) each S2- ion is surrounded by six Zn2+ ions
(d) it has fee structure

Answer: (c) each S2- ion is surrounded by six Zn2+ ions


Alkali halids do not show Frenkel defect because
(a) cations and anions have almost equal size
(b) there is a large difference in size of cations and anions
(c) cations and anions have low coordination number
(d) anions cannot be accommodated in voids

Answer: (a) cations and anions have almost equal size


The coordination number of Y will be in the XY types of crystal
(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 12
(d) 4

Answer: (a) 6


The edge length of fee cell is 508 pm. If radius of cation is 110 pm, the radius of anion is
(a) 110 pm
(b) 220 pm
(c) 285 pm
(d) 144 pm

Answer: (d) 144 pm


Which of the following is an amorphous solid ?
(a) Graphite (C)
(b) Quartz glass (SiO2)
(c) Chrome alum
(d) Silicon carbide (SiC)

Answer: (b) Quartz glass (SiO2)


“Crystalline solids are anisotropic in nature. What is the meaning of anisotropic in the given statement?
(a) A regular pattern of arrangement of particles which repeats itself periodically over the entire crystal.
(b) Different values of some of physical properties are shown when measured along different directions in
the same crystals.
(c) An irregular arrangement of particles over the entire crystal.
(d) Same values of some of physical properties are shown when measured along different directions in the same crystals.

Answer: (b) Different values of some of physical properties are shown when measured along different directions in the same crystals.


A unit cell of BaCl2 (fluorite structure) is made up of
(a) four Ba2+ ions and four Cl ions
(b) four Ba2- ions and eight Cl ions
(c) eight Ba² ions and four Cl ions
(d) four Ba² ions and six Cl ions

Answer: (b) four Ba2- ions and eight Cl– ions


Edge length of unit cell of chromium metal is 287 pm with bcc arrangement. The atomic radius is of the order
(a) 287 pm
(b) 574 pm
(c) 124.27 pm
(d) 143.5 pm

Answer: (c) 124.27 pm


The density of a metal which crystallises in bcc lattice with unit cell edge length 300 pm and molar mass 50 g mol-1 will be
(a) 10 g cm-3
(b) 14.2 g cm-3
(c) 6.15 g cm-3
(d) 9.3 2 g cm-3

Answer: (c) 6.15 g cm-3


p-type semiconductors are formed When Si or Ge are doped with
(a) group 14 elements
(b) group 15 elements
(c) group 13 elements
(d) group 18 elements

Answer: (c) group 13 elements


Fe3O4 (magnetite) is an example of
(a) normal spinel structure
(b) inverse spinel structure
(c) fluoride structure
(d) anti fluorite structure

Answer: (b) inverse spinel structure


Which of the following transition metal oxides is not an insulator?
(a) MnO
(b) NiO
(c) VO
(d) Mn2O3

Answer: (c) VO


Coordination number in ccp and hep arrangements of metal atoms are respectively
(a) 6, 6
(b) 12, 6
(c) 8, 6
(d) 12, 12

Answer: (d) 12, 12


For tetrahedral coordination, the radius ration (r+/r ) should be
(a) 0.155-0.225
(b) 0.225-0.414
(c) 0.414-0.732
(d) 0.732-1

Answer: (b) 0.225-0.414


A compound formed by elements A and B crystallises in the cubic structure where A atoms are at comers of a cube and B atoms are at face centres. The formula of the compound is
(a) AB3
(b) A2B
(c) AB2
(d) A2B3

Answer: (a) AB3


The percentage of iron present as Fe (III) in Fe0.93 O1.0 is
(a) 17.7%
(b) 7.84%
(c) 11.5%
(d) 9.6%

Answer: (b) 7.84%


Which of the following crystals does not exhibit Frenkel defect?
(a) AgBr
(b) AgCl
(c) KBr
(d) ZnS

Answer: (c) KBr


Silver halides generally show
(a) Schottky defect
(b) Frenkel defect
(c) Both Frenkel and Schottky defects
(d) cation excess defect

Answer: (c) Both Frenkel and Schottky defects


In a Schottky defect
(a) an ion moves to interstitial position between the lattice points
(b) electrons are trapped in a lattice site
(c) some lattice sites are vacant
(d) some extra cations are present in interstitial space

Answer: (c) some lattice sites are vacant


What type of stoichiometric defect is shown by ZnS?
(a) Schottky defect
(b) Frenkel defect
(c) Both Frenkel and Schottky defects
(d) Non-stoichiometric defect

Answer: (b) Frenkel defect


In NaCl structure
(a) all octahedral and tetrahedral sites are occupied
(b) only octahedral sites are occupied
(c) only tetrahedral sites are occupied
(d) neither octahedral nor tetrahedral sites are occupied

Answer: (b) only octahedral sites are occupied


Which of the following will have metal deficiency defect?
(a) NaCl
(b) FeO
(c) KCl
(d) ZnO

Answer: (b) FeO


In which pair most efficient packing is present?
(a) hep and bcc
(b) hep and ccp
(c) bcc and ccp
(d) bcc and simple cubic cell

Answer: (b) hep and ccp


How many unit cells are present in a cube-shaped ideal crystal of NaCl of mass 1.00 g? (Atomic mass of Na = 213, Cl = 35.5)
(a) 5.14 × 1021
(b) 1.28 × 1021
(c) 1.71 × 1021
(d) 2.57 × 1021

Answer: (d) 2.57 × 1021


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