Packing in Solids

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Packing in Solids: 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 Packing in Solids

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The lattice generated in three-dimensional closed packing from two-dimensional square close-packed layers is

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The coordination number in one-dimension close packing is 

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The lattice generated in three-dimensional closed packing from two-dimensional square close-packed layers is

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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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Which one of the following schemes of ordering closed packed sheets of equal sized spheres does not generate closed packed lattice.

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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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In reference to crystal structure, explain the meaning of the coordination number.

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The space occupied by BCC arrangement is approximately

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Total number of layers between a distance of 14R23 in hcp lattice (including first and last) are:

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

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The co-ordination number of a metal crystallising in a hexagonal close-packed structure 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 any compound, atoms of A occupies in HCP packing and atoms of B is at 13rd of tetrahedral voids. Then empirical formula of compound is:-

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In any compound, atom B occupies in HCP packing and A is 1/3rd of tetrahedral voids. Then empirical formula of compound is:-

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The coordination number of hexagonal closest packed HCP structure is
 

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HCP crystal in made of A ions and B ions are arranged in 2/3rd  of octahedral voids. The simplest formula of unit cell is
 

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How will you distinguish between the following pairs of terms:

Hexagonal close-packing and cubic close packing.

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How will you distinguish between the following pairs of terms? 

Hexagonal close packing and cubic close packing.

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In a cubic close packed structure of mixed oxides, the lattice is made up of oxide ions, one eighth of tetrahedral voids are occupied by divalent X2+ ions, while one-half of the octahedral voids are occupied by trivalent ions Y3+, then the formula of the oxide is:-