Close Packed Structures

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Close Packed Structures: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Square Close Packing in Two Dimension, Hexagonal Close Packing in Two Dimension, Effective Number of Atoms in HCP Unit Cell & Coordination Number of an HCP Unit Cell etc.

Important Questions on Close Packed Structures

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The coordination number is equal to _____ in one-dimensional close packing in crystalline solid.

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Describe close packing in one dimension in crystalline solids.

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How many unit cells are present in a cube shaped ideal crystal of NaCl of mass 1g ?

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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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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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The space occupied by BCC arrangement is approximately

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The number of hexagonal faces that are present in a truncated octahedron is

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Co-ordination number of atoms in HCP is:

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In a crystalline solid x atoms occupy hcp and 14th of tetrahedral voids are occupied by y atoms. Then empirical formula of crystalline solid is:

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In one dimensional close packed arrangement, the coordination number is _____ .

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In one dimensional close packed arrangement, the coordination number is 2.

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Give the coordination number in close packing of lattice points in one dimension ?

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The number of atoms present in a hexagonal close packed unit cell is: 

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A compound of formula A2B3 has the hcp lattice. Which atom forms the hcp lattice and what fraction of tetrahedral voids are occupied by the other atoms

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In the hexagonal closest packed structure of a metallic lattice, number of the nearest neighbours of a metallic atom is

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The arrangement of first two layers is one above the other. In HCP and CCP, the arrangements are:

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Which one of the following methods of ordering closed packed sheets of equal sized spheres does not generate close-packed lattice?

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Atom 'A' is crystallised in HCP crystal structure and 13 of the tetrahedral voids are occupied by B. What is the formula for the compound?

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What is the coordination number of an atom in its own layer in hexagonal closed pack arrangement?

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What is the coordination number of an HCP unit cell?