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Solid State Chemistry Quiz

Solid State – Multiple Choice Questions

8 Sets of 20 MCQs for NEET & Board Exams

Set 1

  • Which of the following is a characteristic of a solid?

  • What is the coordination number of an atom in a body-centred cubic (BCC) unit cell?

  • A Frenkel defect is caused by:

  • Which of the following is an example of an amorphous solid?

  • The number of atoms per unit cell in a face-centred cubic (FCC) lattice is:

  • The most unsymmetrical crystal system is:

  • What type of crystal defect decreases the density of the solid?

  • Which of the following is a diamagnetic substance?

  • In a hexagonal close-packed (HCP) structure, the number of atoms per unit cell is:

  • Which of the following is an example of a p-type semiconductor?

  • The packing efficiency in a simple cubic lattice is approximately:

  • Which of the following is a non-stoichiometric defect?

  • The relationship between the edge length (a) and the radius (r) of an atom in a simple cubic unit cell is:

  • An F-centre in a crystal is:

  • Which of the following is a characteristic of a covalent solid?

  • The number of parallel magnetic momenta is unequal to the number of anti-parallel magnetic momenta in:

  • Which type of solid exhibits piezoelectricity?

  • In a face-centred cubic (FCC) unit cell, the atoms are located at:

  • The packing efficiency of a body-centred cubic (BCC) lattice is approximately:

  • What is the effect of a Schottky defect on the density of an ionic crystal?

Answer Key – Set 1

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

Set 2

  • The Bragg’s equation for X-ray diffraction is:

  • Which of the following describes the electrical properties of a semiconductor?

  • A substance with unpaired electrons that is attracted by a magnetic field is called:

  • How many atoms are present in a simple cubic unit cell?

  • The relationship between the edge length (a) and the radius (r) for a body-centred cubic (BCC) unit cell is:

  • Which of the following is a characteristic of a molecular solid?

  • ZnO turning yellow on heating is an example of which defect?

  • Which of the following is an example of a ferromagnetic substance?

  • The coordination number of an atom in a face-centred cubic (FCC) unit cell is:

  • The addition of impurities to a semiconductor is called:

  • Which of the following is a unit cell with unequal axes and unequal angles?

  • The phenomenon where dipoles align in such a way that they alternately point up and down, resulting in zero net dipole moment is called:

  • Which of the following is a characteristic of an ionic solid?

  • The type of defect in which an equal number of cations and anions are missing from the lattice sites is known as:

  • The formula for the density of a unit cell is:

  • Which of the following is not a type of crystalline solid?

  • What is the relationship between edge length (a) and radius (r) for a face-centred cubic (FCC) unit cell?

  • The number of atoms per unit cell in a body-centred cubic (BCC) lattice is:

  • The phenomenon where some piezoelectric crystals are permanently polarized even without an external electric field is known as:

  • Which of the following describes a substance that is weakly repelled by a magnetic field and has all paired electrons?

Answer Key – Set 2

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

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