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Copper sulphate on treatment with Potassium iodide precipitates cuprous Iodide Cu2I2, liberates Iodine gas and also forms potassium sulphate. Explain the formation of formula of Cuprous Iodide by criss-cross method. (The valency of Cuprous is one)

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The contribution to the total current in a semiconductor, due to electrons and holes are 0.75 and 0.25 respectively. The drift velocity of electrons is 32 times that of holes at this temperature. Then the ratio between electron concentration and hole concentration is
EASY

Match the following

        List - I                                      List-II
A) Metallic solid                         I) Carbon tetrachloride
B) Covalent solid                       II) Calcium fluoride
C) Molecular solid                     III) Copper
D) Ionic solid                             IV) Silicon carbide
                                                   V) Glass

The correct answer is

HARD
Consider an ionic solid MX, with NaCl structure. Construct a new structure Z, whose unit cell is constructed from the unit cell of MX, following the sequential instructions given below. Neglect the charge balance.

(i) Remove all the anions X, except the central one.

(ii) Replace all the face centered cations M, by anions X.

(iii) Remove all the corner cations M.

(iv) Replace the central anion X, with cation M.

The value of number of anionsnumber of cations in Z is _____.