Solid State – Multiple Choice Questions
8 Sets of 20 MCQs for NEET & Board Exams
Set 1
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Which of the following is a characteristic of a solid?
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What is the coordination number of an atom in a body-centred cubic (BCC) unit cell?
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A Frenkel defect is caused by:
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Which of the following is an example of an amorphous solid?
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The number of atoms per unit cell in a face-centred cubic (FCC) lattice is:
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The most unsymmetrical crystal system is:
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What type of crystal defect decreases the density of the solid?
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Which of the following is a diamagnetic substance?
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In a hexagonal close-packed (HCP) structure, the number of atoms per unit cell is:
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Which of the following is an example of a p-type semiconductor?
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The packing efficiency in a simple cubic lattice is approximately:
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Which of the following is a non-stoichiometric defect?
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The relationship between the edge length (a) and the radius (r) of an atom in a simple cubic unit cell is:
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An F-centre in a crystal is:
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Which of the following is a characteristic of a covalent solid?
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The number of parallel magnetic momenta is unequal to the number of anti-parallel magnetic momenta in:
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Which type of solid exhibits piezoelectricity?
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In a face-centred cubic (FCC) unit cell, the atoms are located at:
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The packing efficiency of a body-centred cubic (BCC) lattice is approximately:
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What is the effect of a Schottky defect on the density of an ionic crystal?
Answer Key – Set 1
Set 2
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The Bragg’s equation for X-ray diffraction is:
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Which of the following describes the electrical properties of a semiconductor?
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A substance with unpaired electrons that is attracted by a magnetic field is called:
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How many atoms are present in a simple cubic unit cell?
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The relationship between the edge length (a) and the radius (r) for a body-centred cubic (BCC) unit cell is:
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Which of the following is a characteristic of a molecular solid?
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ZnO turning yellow on heating is an example of which defect?
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Which of the following is an example of a ferromagnetic substance?
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The coordination number of an atom in a face-centred cubic (FCC) unit cell is:
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The addition of impurities to a semiconductor is called:
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Which of the following is a unit cell with unequal axes and unequal angles?
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The phenomenon where dipoles align in such a way that they alternately point up and down, resulting in zero net dipole moment is called:
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Which of the following is a characteristic of an ionic solid?
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The type of defect in which an equal number of cations and anions are missing from the lattice sites is known as:
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The formula for the density of a unit cell is:
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Which of the following is not a type of crystalline solid?
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What is the relationship between edge length (a) and radius (r) for a face-centred cubic (FCC) unit cell?
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The number of atoms per unit cell in a body-centred cubic (BCC) lattice is:
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The phenomenon where some piezoelectric crystals are permanently polarized even without an external electric field is known as:
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Which of the following describes a substance that is weakly repelled by a magnetic field and has all paired electrons?