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Class XII P REPARED BY :
E R . V INEET L OOMBA
(B.T ECH . IIT R OORKEE )
DPP Chemistry

TARGET : JEE Main/Adv Solid State

LEVEL – I

1. Which of the units given can be used to build the structure of covalent crystal, diamond :
(A) tetrahedral (B) octahedral (C) hexagonal (D) cubic

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2. Lithium metal has a body centered cubic unit cell. What is the number of lithium atoms per unit
cell ?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

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3. A match box exhibits :

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(A) cubic geometry
(C) orthorhombic geometry
.c (B) monoclinic geometry
(D) tetragonal geometry
Metallic gold crystallizes in the face centered cubic lattice. What is the approximate number of unit
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cells in 2.0 g of gold ? Atomic mass of gold is 197.
(A) 3.06 × 1011 (B) 6.023 × 1023 (C) 1.53 × 1021 (D) 1.25 ×1022
5. Which of the following expressions is true in case of sodium chloride unit cell :
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(A) rc + ra = a (B) rc + ra = (C) rc + ra = 2a (D) rc + ra = 2 a
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6. The fraction of the void available in primitive cubic cell is :
(A) 0.48 (B) 0.52 (C) 0.68 (D) 0.72
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7. The edge length of sodium chloride unit cell is 564 pm . If the size of Cl– is 181 pm, the size of Na+
would be :
(A) 282 pm (B) 383 pm (C) 101 pm (D) 167 pm
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8. In a closed packed array of N spheres, the number of tetrahedral holes are :

(A) N/2 (B) N (C) 4 N (D) 2 N
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9. In tetragonal crystals, possible type of unit cell are :

(A) face centered (B) primitive and body centered
(C) body centered (D) end cell
10. Solid CO2 is an example of the crystal type :
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(A) ionic (B) covalent (C) metallic (D) molecular

11. Name the crystal class for which all the four types of unit cells are possible.
(A) hexagonal (B) tetragonal (C) monoclinic (D) orthorhombic
12. The cubic unit cell of aluminium (molar mass 27.0 g/mol) has an edge length of 405 pm. Its density is
2.70 g/cc. The type of unit cell is :
(A) primitive (B) face centered (C) body centered (D) end centered
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13. Co-ordination ratio changes to lower number e.g. 8 : 8 to 6 :6 on :

(A) applying pressure (B) increasing temperature
(C) a and b (D) change in catalyst
14. M+X– has FCC structure with octahedral void. Anion has radius 300 pm. The ideal radius of cation is :
(A) 0.414 × 300 (B) 0732 × 300 (C) 0.155 ×300(D) 0.225 × 300
15. An element exists as hexagonal close packed structure as well as cubic closed packed structure. In
which case the element would have higher density ?
(A) ccp (B) hcp (C) same in both (B) unpredictable
16. What is the coordination number of atoms in BCC, HCP and CCP and simple lattices.
(A) 8, 12, 12, 6(B) 6, 12, 12, 8 (C) 12, 6, 8, 12 (D) 12, 12, 8, 6
17. A compound AB2 possesses the CaF2 type crystal structure. Write the co-ordination number of A2+
and B– ions is the crystal.
(A) 8, 4 (B) 4, 8 (C) 12, 6 (D) 6, 12

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18. In the closest packing of atoms the size of the tetrahedral void is :
(A) smaller than octahedral void (B) greater than octahedral void
(C) equal to octahedral void (D) both (A) and (B)

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19. The molar volume of KCl and NaCl are 37.46 ml and 27.94 ml. The ratio of unit cell edges of the two
crystals is :

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(A) 1.296 (B) 1.116
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NaCl shows schottky defects, AgCl frenkel defects. Their electrical conductivity is due to :
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(A) motion of ions and not motion of electrons (B) motion of electrons and not motion of ions
(C) lower co-ordination number of KCl (D) higher co-ordination number of AgCl
LEVEL – II
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1. A metal has a cubic unit cell with cell edge 408 pm. Its density is 10.6 g/cc. Number of atoms of the
metal in the unit cell and structure of metal is :
(A) 2 ; fcc (B) 4; bcc (C) 4; fcc (D) 1; ccp
2. A solid between A and B has the following arrangements of atoms
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(i) Atoms A are arranged in c.c.p. array

(ii) Atoms B occupy all the octahedral voids and half the tetrahedral voids.
What is the formula of the compound ?
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(A) A2B (B) AB (C) AB2 (D) AB4

3. In a crystalline solid, anion B are arranged in CCP lattice and cations A occupy 50% of the octahedral
voids and 50% of the tetrahedral voids. What is the formula of the solid?
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(A) AB (B) A3B2 (C) A2B2 (D) A2B3

4. If ‘a’ is the edge length of the unit cell of an atomic crystal having face centered cubic lattice, then
what is the distance of closest approach between the two atoms in the crystal ?
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a 2 1
(A) 2a (B) (C) (D) ( 2a )
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5. The ionic radii of Mg2+ and O2– ions are 66 pm and 140 pm respectively. What type of interstitial void
Mg2+ is likely to occupy ? What is the probable co-ordination number of Mg2+ ion ?
(A) tetrahedral , 6 (B) octahedral , 6 (C) tetrahedral , 4 (D) octahedral , 8
6. Centre, face planes, diagonal planes, edge centre axis, face centre axis, diagonal axis of symmetry of a
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cubic cell are respectively
(A) 1, 3, 6, 6, 3, 4 (B) 3 6, 6, 1, 3, 4 (C) 3, 6, 6, 3, 4, 1 (D) 1, 3, 6,4, 6, 3
7. In a compound XY2O4, oxide ions are arranged in CCP and cations X are present in octahedral voids.
Cations Y are equally distributed between octahedral and tetrahedral voids. The fraction of the octa-
hedral voids occupied is :
(A) 1/2 (B) 1/4 (C) 1/8 (D) 1/6
8. A solid has a structure in which W atoms are located at the corners of the cubic lattice, O atoms at the
centre of the edges and Na atom at the centre of the cube. The formula of the compound is :
(A) NaWO2 (B) Na2WO3 (C) NaWO3 (D) NaWO4
9. The number of unit cells in 58.5 g of NaCl is approximately –
(A) 6 × 1020 (B) 1.5 × 1023 (C) 6 × 1023 (D) 0.5 × 1024
10. A mineral is composed of Ca , Ti and oxygen . With Ca+2 at cube corners , Ti ions in the centre and
oxide ions in the face centre of the unit cell . The formula of the mineral and the oxidation state of
Ti are :

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(A) Ca Ti2 O3 ; + 2 (B) Ca Ti O3 ; + 4
(C) Ca Ti3 O4 ; + 2 (D) Ca Ti O2 ; + 2

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LEVEL – III

1.
(A) hexagonal (B) triclinic .c
Which type of crystals contain one Bravais lattice ?
(C) rhombohedral (D) monoclinic
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2. Which of the following crystals have 8 : 8 coordination ?
(A) NH4Cl (B) AlFe (C) MnO (D) NH4Br
3. Which of the following crystals have 6 : 6 coordination ?
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(A) NH4I (B) MgO (C) MnO (D) ZnS

4. Which of the following crystals have 4 : 4 coordination ?
(A) HgS (B) NH4F (C) SiC (D) NaCl
5. The fluorite structure shows 8 : 4 coordination. Which of the following solids have fluorite-like lattices
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(A) CaF2 (B) SrCl2 (C) BaF2 (D) ThO2

6. TiO2(rutile) shows 6 : 3 coordination. Which of the following solids have a rutile-like structure ?
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(A) MnO2 (B) ZnS (C) KCl (D) SnO2

7. Which of the following structures have layered lattices ?
(A) cadmium iodide (B) ice (C) graphite (D) diamond
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8. Which of the following crystals show 4 : 2 coordination ?

(A) CaF2 (B) BeF2 (C) SiO2 (D) PbO2
9. The hcp and ccp structure for a given element would be expected to have
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(A) the same coordination number (B) the same density

(C) the same packing fraction (D) all the above
10. In an NaCl structure, all the
(A) octahedral sites are occupied (B) tetrahedral sites are unoccupied
(C) octahedral as well as the tetrahedral sites are occupied
(D) octahedral as well as the tetrahedral sites are unoccupied

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11. Which of the following statements are correct for the rock-salt structure ?
(A) the tetrahedral sites are smaller than the octahedral sites
(B) the octahedral sites are occupied by cations and the tetrahedral sites are empty
(C) the radius ratio is 0.732 (D) the radius ratio is 0.999
12. Which of the following compounds represent a normal 2 : 3 spinel structure ?
(A) MgIIAl2IIIO4 (B) CoII(CoIII)2O4 (C) Zn(TiZn)O4 (D) Ni(CO)4
13. Which of the following statements are correct ?
(A) the coordination number of each type of ion in a CsCl crystal is eight
(B) a metal that crystallizes in a bcc structure has a coordination number of twelve
(C) a unit cell of an ionic crystal shares some of its ions with other unit cells
(D) the length of the unit cell is NaCl is 552 pm (given that rNa+ = 95 pm and rCl- = 181 pm)

LEVEL – IV

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1. Match the following columns
Column I Column II
Structure No. of atoms/unit cell

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(a) SCC (i) 2
(b) Body centred cubic (ii) 4
(c)
(d)
(e)
Face centred cubic
End centred cubic
Edge centred cubic .c (iii)
(iv)
(v)
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1
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(A) (a) - (i) , (b) - (ii) , (c) - (iii) , (d) - (iv) , (e) - (ii)
(B) (a) - (iv) , (b) - (i) , (c) - (ii) , (d) - (i) , (e) - (ii)
(C) (a) - (iv) , (b) - (iii) , (c) - (ii) , (d) - (i) , (e) - (iv)
(D) (a) - (iii) , (b) - (ii) , (c) - (iv) , (d) - (i) , (e) - (ii)
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2. Match the following columns

Column I Column II
Location of atom in cube Contribution to the unit cell
(a) corner (i) 1/2
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(b) edge centre (ii) 1

(c) body centre (iii) 1/8
(d) face centred (iv) 1/4
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(A) (a) - (i) , (b) - (ii) , (c) - (iii) , (d) - (iv) (B) (a) - (iv) , (b) - (i) , (c) - (ii) , (d) - (i)
(C) (a) - (iii) , (b) - (iv) , (c) - (ii) , (d) - (i) (D) (a) - (iii) , (b) - (ii) , (c) - (iv) , (d) - (i)
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3. Match the following columns

Column I Column II Column III
Structure Location of atoms Coordination number
(a) SCC (i) corners as well as face centre (x) 8
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(b) BCC (ii) Only at corners (y) 12

(c) FCC (iii) Corners as well as body centre (z) 6
(A) (a) - (i) - (z) , (b) - (ii) - (x) , (c) - (iii) - (y)
(B) (a) - (ii) - (x) , (b) - (i) - (y) , (c) - (iii) - (z)
(C) (a) - (iii) - (z) , (b) - (i) - (x) , (c) - (ii) - (y)
(D) (a) - (ii) - (z) , (b) - (iii) - (x) , (c) - (i) - (y)
4. Match the following columns
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Column I Column II Column III
Location of ions No. of occupied voids Void
(a) Cs+ in CsCl structure (i) All (p) Octahedral
(b) Na+ in NaCl structure (ii) Alternate (q) Tetrahedral
(c) Zn++ in ZnS structure (iii) One fourth (r) Triangular
(d) F¯ in CaF2 structure (iv) One third (s) Cuboidal
(e) Na+ in Na2O structure
(A) (a) - (i) - (s) , (b) - (i) - (q) , (c) - (ii) - (q) , (d) - (i) - (q) , (e) - (i) - (q)
(B) (a) - (ii) - (s) , (b) - (i) - (r) , (c) - (ii) - (q) , (d) - (iii) - (q) , (e) - (i) - (q)
(C) (a) - (i) - (s) , (b) - (iii) - (r) , (c) - (ii) - (r) , (d) - (i) - (q) , (e) - (i) - (s)
(D) (a) - (ii) - (r) , (b) - (i) - (s) , (c) - (iii) - (q) , (d) - (i) - (q) , (e) - (ii) - (q)
5. Match the following column
Column I Column II
Structure Packing efficiency
(a) atoms are present at corners as well as on edge centre (i) p/6

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(b) atoms are present at corners as well as on face centre (ii) 3 p/8
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(c) atoms are present at corners as well as on body centre (iii) p/12

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(d) atoms are present only at corners (iv) 2 p/66
(A) (a) - (iii) , (b) - (i) , (c) - (iv) , (d) - (iii) (B) (a) - (ii) , (b) - (v) , (c) - (iv) , (d) - (iii)

6. Match the following column

Column I
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(C) (a) - (iii) , (b) - (iv) , (c) - (ii) , (d) - (i) (D) (a) - (v) , (b) - (iv) , (c) - (i) , (d) - (iii)

Column II
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Structure Examples
(a) Spinel structure (i) K2O
(b) Antifluorite structure (ii) ZnFe2O4
(c) Wurtzite structure (iii) BaCl2
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(d) Fluorite structure (iv) ZnS

(e) Corundum (v) Fe2O3
(A) (a) - (ii) , (b) - (i) , (c) - (iv) , (d) - (iii) , (e) - (v)
(B) (a) - (ii) , (b) - (v) , (c) - (iv) , (d) - (iii) , (e) - (ii)
(C) (a) - (iii) , (b) - (iv) , (c) - (v) , (d) - (i) , (e) - (ii)
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(D) (a) - (v) , (b) - (iv) , (c) - (i) , (d) - (iii) , (e) - (ii)
7. Match the following column
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Column I Column II
Structure Crystal defect
(a) Density of crystal decreases (i) Schottky defect
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(b) dielectric constant increases (ii) Frenkel defect

(c) equal no. of cations & anions are missing from the lattice (iii) F-centres
(d) Anion vacancies having unpaired electrons
(e) Cation is missing from its site and occupies void
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(A) (a) - (ii) , (b) - (i) , (c) - (iv) , (d) - (iii) , (e) - (v)
(B) (a) - (i) , (b) - (ii) , (c) - (i) , (d) - (iii) , (e) - (ii)
(C) (a) - (iii) , (b) - (iv) , (c) - (v) , (d) - (i) , (e) - (ii)
(D) (a) - (v) , (b) - (iv) , (c) - (i) , (d) - (iii) , (e) - (ii)

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ANSWER KEY
LEVEL I
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. B
6. A 7. C 8. D 9. B 10. D
11. D 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. C
16. A 17. A 18. A 19. B 20. A

LEVEL II
1. C 2. C 3. B 4. D 5. B
6. A 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. B

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LEVEL III
1. ABC 2. ABD 3. AB 4. AC 5. AB

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6. AD 7. AC 8. BC 9. AC 10. AB
11. AC

LEVEL IV
12. AB

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13. AC
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1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. C
6. A 7. B
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