1.

Hydrogen bond is an example for

(a) Primary bond
(b) Electrostatic bond
(c) Secondary bond
(d) Dispersion bond

2. Among the following, the bond which is stronger is

(a) hydrogen bond
(b) van der Waals bond
(c) ionic bond
(d) metallic bond

3. The condition for minimum potential energy between two atoms, is

(a) n = m
(b) n+m = 0
(c) m > n
(d) n > m

4. The group of atoms associated with a lattice point, is called

(a) lattice
(b) space lattice
(c) basis
(d) crystal

5. The number of lattice parameters required to define a crystal structure is

(a) 4
(b) 6
(c) 3
(d) 12
6. Total number of Bravais lattices, is

(a) 8
(b) 7
(c) 14
(d) 21
7. For a unit cell, the packing factor (P.F) is given by

(a) P.F = Volume of unit cell x volume of the atoms

(b) P.F = total volume of atoms in unit cell
V olume of unit cell
Volumeoftheunitcell
(c) P.F = Volumeoftheatoms
volume of atoms in crystal
(d) P.F = V olume of unit cell

8. The coordination number of polonium is

(a) 4
(b) 12
(c) 8
(d) 6
9. In BCC structure the total number of atoms per unit cell is
(a) 8
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 4
10. If the lattice parameter a = 3.2 nm, for an FCC structure, the atomic radius is
(a) 2.26 nm
(b) 1.13 nm
(c) 4.53 nm
(d) 0.44 nm

11. The coordination number of Germanium is

(a) 4
(b) 8
(c) 12
(d) 6

12. The one that has zinc blende structure in the following is

(a) AgBr
(b) MgO
(c) CuCl
(d) KCl

13. The bond energy of NaCl molecule is

(a) 6.5 eV
(b) 4.5 eV
(c) 5.5 eV
(d) 3.5 eV

14. The coordinates of chlorine ion in CsCl structure are

(a) 2, 2, 2
(b) 1, 1, 1
(c) 0, 0, 1
(d) 1/2, 1/2, 1/2

15. In a cubic crystal a plane makes intercepts 1, -4, ∞ on the x,y,z axes respectively. The Miller indices of the plane
are

(a) (4 , 0, 1 )
(b) (4,0, 1)
(c) (4, 0, 1)
(d) (4, 1 , 0)

16. Crystal directions are defined as

(a) certain directions inside the crystal along which large concentration of atoms exists
(b) certain directions inside the crystal along which low concentration of atoms exists
(c) certain directions inside the crystal
(d) certain direction inside the crystal along which no atoms are present

17. The distance between a set of parallel planes of Miller Indices (1 1 1) is a tetragonal crystal having a=b=1.0 nm
and c=1.5nm, is
√
(a) 1 3
q
(b) 3/8 nm
q
(c) 8/3
√
(d) 3 nm

18. Why crystal lattice is suitable for X-ray diffraction?

(a) Wavelength of radiation is much larger than interplanar separation

(b) Wavelength of the radiation is high
(c) Wavelength of the radiation is very small
(d) Wavelength of the radiation is comparable to interplanar separation

19. The Bragg’s law for X-ray diffraction is

(a) 2λ sinθ=nd
(b) λ sinθ = nd
(c) 2d sinθ = nλ
(d) d sinθ = n λ

20. In powder method of X-ray diffraction, the source used is

(a) Monochromatic X-rays

(b) He-Ne laser
(c) Intense X-rays
(d) Ordinary X-rays