
Atoms of metals and form face-centred cubic (fcc) unit cell of edge length , body-centred cubic (bcc) unit cell of edge length , and simple cubic unit cell of edge length , respectively. If and , then the correct statement(s) is(are)
[Given: , and are molar masses of metals , and , respectively. , and are atomic radii of metals , and , respectively.]

Important Questions on Solid State
(Given atomic weight of




Consider the bcc unit cells of the solids and with the position of atoms as shown below. The radius of atom is twice that of atom The unit cell edge length is more in solid than in . What is the approximate packing efficiency in solid ?


(Avogadro constant )







The vacant space in bcc lattice unit cell is:





The packing efficiency of the face centered cubic (FCC), body centered cubic (BCC) and simple/primitive cubic (PC) lattices follows the order

