Solid State: Test Marks: 49 Time: 2hours

1. Name the type of semiconductor obtained when silicon is doped with boron. [1]

2. ZnO crystal on heating acquires the formula Zn1+x O. Give reason. [1]

3. Analysis shows that FeO has a non-stoichiometric composition with formula Fe0.95O. Give
reason. [1]

4. Name the non stoichiometric point defect responsible for colour in alkali metal halides [1]

5. There is an increase in conductivity when Silicon is doped with Phosphorus. Give reason [1]

6. An element with density 2.8 g cm–3 forms a f.c.c. unit cell with edge length 4 × 10–8 cm.
Calculate the molar mass of the element. (Given: NA = 6.022 × 1023 mol–1 ) [2]

7. (i) Write the type of magnetism observed when the magnetic moments are aligned in
parallel and anti- parallel directions in unequal numbers.
(ii) Which stoichiometric defect decreases the density of the crystal? [2]

8. (a) Why does presence of excess of lithium makes LiCl crystals pink?
(b) A solid with cubic crystal is made of two elements P and Q. Atoms of Q are at the
corners of the cube and P at the body-centre. What is the formula of the compound? [2]

9. Aluminium crystallizes in an fcc structure. Atomic radius of the metal is 125pm. What is the
length of the side of the unit cell of the metal? [2]

10. Calculate the number of unit cells in 8.1 g of aluminium if it crystallizes in a face-centered
cubic (f.c.c.) structure. (Atomic mass of Al = 27 g mol–1) [2]

11. An element 'X' (At. mass = 40 g mol–1) having f.c.c. structure, has unit cell edge length of
400 pm. Calculate the density of 'X' and the number of unit cells in 4 g of 'X'. (NA = 6.022 ×
1023 mol–1) [3]

12. An element crystallizes in fcc lattice with cell edge of 400 pm. The density of the element is 7
g cm–3. How many atoms are present in 280 g of the element? [3]

13. Write the formula of a compound in which the element Y forms ccp lattice and atoms of X
occupy 1/3rd of tetrahedral voids [3]

14. Examine the given defective crystal :

X+ Y– X+ Y– X+
Y– X+ Y– X+ Y–
X+ Y– X+ e– X+
Y– X+ Y– X+ Y–

Answer the following questions :

(i) Is the above defect stoichiometric or non-stoichiometric?
(ii) Write the term used for the electron occupied site.
 (iii) Give an example of the compound which shows this type of defect. [3]

15. (a) Based on the nature of intermolecular forces, classify the following solids:
Silicon carbide, Argon
(b) ZnO turns yellow on heating. Why?
(c) What is meant by groups 12-16 compounds? Give an example. [3]

16. Niobium crystallizes in body-centered cubic structure. If the atomic radius is 143.1 pm,
calculate the density of Niobium. (Atomic mass = 93u). [3]

17. The edge length of a unit cell of a metal having molecular mass 75 g/mol is 5 A0 which
crystallizes in a cubic lattice. If the density is 2g/cc, then find the radius of the metal
atom. [3]

18. An element occurs in the bcc structure with cell edge of 288 pm. The density of the element
is 7.2 g cm-3. How many atoms of the element does 208g of the element contain? [3]

19. (i) Following is the schematic alignment of magnetic moments: [5]

Identify the type of magnetism. What happens when these substances are heated?
(ii) If the radius of the octahedral void is ‘r’ and radius of the atoms in close packing is ‘R’.
What is the relation between ‘r’ and ‘R’?
(iii) Tungsten crystallizes in body centered cubic unit cell. If the edge of the unit cell is 316.5
pm, what is the radius of tungsten atom?

20. (i) Identify the type of defect shown in the following figure: [5]

What type of substances show this defect?

(ii) A metal crystallizes in a body centered cubic structure. If ‘a’ is the edge length of its unit
cell, ‘r’ is the radius of the sphere. What is the relationship between ‘r’ and ‘a’?
(iii) An element with molar mass 63 g / mol forms a cubic unit cell with edge length of 360.8
pm. If its density is 8.92 g/cm3, what is the nature of the cubic unit cell?