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CaO and NaCl have the same crystal structure and nearly the same ionic radii. If x is the lattice energy of NaCl, the lattice energy of CaO is nearly

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If germanium crystallises in the same way as diamond, which of the following statements is not correct?
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Sodium metal crystallises in BCC lattice with cell edge, a=4.29 Å. What is the radius of the sodium atom?
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A metallic element crystallises into a lattice containing a sequence of layers of ABABAB...... Any packing of spheres leaves out voids in the lattice. What percentage by volume of this space is empty space?
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In a solid 'AB', having the NaCl structure, 'A' atoms occupy the corners of the cubic unit cell. If all the face-centred atoms along one of the axes are removed, the resultant stoichiometry of the solid is
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Argon crystallizes in a structure in which the atoms are located at the positions (0, 0, 0), 0, 12, 12, 12, 0, 12 and 12, 12, 0. The unit cell is
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Consider the radii 0.095 nm Na+, 0.181 nm Cl-, 0.074 nm Zn2+, 0.184 nm S2-, 0.068 nm Ti4+, 0.140 nm O2- and 0.169 nm Cs+. Choose the correct option from the following. (Use radius ratio rules)
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The non-stoichiometric compound, Fe0.94O is formed when x% of Fe2+ ions are replaced, such that each Fe2+ ion is replaced by 2/3 Fe3+ ions. x is