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What is the relation between edge length a and radius of an atom r in HCP unit cell?

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A compound is formed by atoms A'' and B''B atoms form ccp arrangement. If A occupy 13 of tetrahedral voids, what is the formula of the compound?
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A two-dimensional solid pattern formed by two different atoms X and Y is shown below. The black and white squares represent atoms X and Y , respectively. The simplest formula for the compound based on the unit cell from the pattern is

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The edge length of a solid possessing cubic unit cell is 22r (structure I), based on hard sphere model, which upon subjecting to a phase transition, a new cubic structure (structure II) having an edge length of 4r3 is obtained, where r is the radius of the hard sphere. Which of the following statements is true ?

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A compound is formed by two elements X and Y. Atoms of element Y form hexagonal close packing (hcp) lattice and those of the elements X occupy (2/3)rd of tetrahedral voids. The formula of the compound formed by the elements X and Y is
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The number of voids in 1 mole of a compounds forming a hcp structure are
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Atoms of element B form hcp lattice and those of the element A occupy 13rd of tetrahedral voids. What is the formula of the compound formed by the elements A and B?
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A metal M forms hexagonal close-packed structure. The total number of voids in 0.02 mol of it is _____ ×1021 (Nearest integer)

(Given NA=6.02×1023)

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A metallic element has a cubic lattice. Each edge of the unit cell is2A°'. The density of the metal is 2.5g cm-3. The unit cell in 200g of the metal are
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A compound made up of elements A and B (with a general formula AxBy), where B form a hcp lattice and A occupy2/3rd of the tetrahedral voids. The formula of the compound is
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A compound crystallises in a hcp arrangement. The total number of voids present in 0.5 mole of the crystal is
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In a face centered cubic (fcc) lattice, the position which represents an octahedral hole is

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Atoms of an element Z form hexagonal closed packed hcp lattice and atoms of element X occupy all the tetrahedral voids. The formula of the compound is
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A material having simple cubic lattice, is heated such that 1 site out of 8 sites becomes vacant. Assuming that the volume does not change, the packing fraction f of the material is [packing efficiency (100f)% ]
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A two dimensional solid is made by alternating circles with radius a and b such that the sides of the circles touch. The packing fraction is defined as the ratio of the area under the circles to the area under the rectangle with sides of length x and y.

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The ratio r=b/a for which the packing fraction is minimized is closest to:

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In a compound, atoms of elements Y form ccp lattice and those of element X occupy 2/3 rd of tetrahedral voids. The formula of the compound can be
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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 lattice is empty space?
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If oxide ions are arranged in hcp and the aluminium ions occupy two thirds of octahedral voids. What will be the formula of the compound?
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Zn converts from molten state to its solid state in hcp structure. What is the number of the nearest atoms?

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What is the two dimensional coordination number of a molecule in square close packed layer ?
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Which of the following arrangements correctly represents hexagonal and cubic close packed structure respectively?