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The density of diamond is 3.51 g/cc. Calculate C - C  bond length in diamond.

Given that 9 6 3.51 × 6.023 × 1 0 2 3 1 / 3  is 3.56 × 1 0 - 8

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At 100oC,  copper Cu has FCC unit cell structure with cell edge length of x  . What is the approximate density of Cu (in g cm-3 ) at this temperature?

Atomic Mass of Cu=63.55 u
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Lithium has a bcc structure. Its density is 530 kg m-3 and its atomic mass is 6.94 g mol-1 . Calculated the edge length of a unit cell of Lithium metal. NA=6.02×1023 mol-1
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The packing efficiency of the face centered cubic (FCC), body centered cubic (BCC) and simple/primitive cubic (PC) lattices follows the order

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Based on the nature of intermolecular forces, classify the following solid:

SiO2

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Copper (Atomic mass = 63.5) crystallizes in a FCC lattice and has density 8.93g.cm-3. The radius of copper atom is closest to
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The number of network solids and ionic solids in the list given below is respectively

H2O(ice), AlN, Cu, CaF2 ,diamond, MgO, CCl4, ZnS, Ag, NaCl, SiO2

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The correct order of the packing efficiency in different types of unit cells is
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Explain what are ionic and covalent solids. Give one example of each.
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What type of solids are electrical conductors, malleable and ductile?
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Consider the bcc unit cells of the solids 1 and 2 with the position of atoms as shown below. The radius of atom B  is twice that of atom A. The unit cell edge length is 50 % more in solid 2 than in 1 . What is the approximate packing efficiency in solid 2 ?

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The percentage of unoccupied volume in simple cubic cell is
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The number of atoms in 2.4 g of body centred cubic crystal with edge length 200 pm is (density =10 g cm-3, NA=6×1023 atoms mol-1)
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A diatomic molecule X2 has a body-centred cubic (bcc) structure with a cell edge of 300 pm. The density of the molecule is 6.17 gcm-3. The number of molecules present in 200 g of X2 is :
(Avogadro constant NA=6×1023mol-1)
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An element with molar mass 2.7×102 kg mol1 forms a cubic unit cell with edge length 405 pm. If its density is 2.7×103 kg m-3, the radius of the element is approximately .×10-12m (to the nearest integer)
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Ionic solids conduct electricity in molten state but NOT in solid state because
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Which of the following solid is very hard electrical insulator in solid as well in molten state?