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

The coordination number in one-dimension close packing is

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

How many unit cells are present in a cube shaped ideal crystal of of mass

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

Atoms of an element form hexagonal closed packed lattice and atoms of element occupy all the tetrahedral voids. The formula of the compound is

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

The space occupied by arrangement is approximately

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

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

The co-ordination number of a metal crystallising in a hexagonal close-packed structure is:


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

In any compound, atoms of occupies in packing and atoms of is at of tetrahedral voids. Then empirical formula of compound is:-

In any compound, atom occupies in packing and is of tetrahedral voids. Then empirical formula of compound is:-

The coordination number of hexagonal closest packed structure is

crystal in made of ions and ions are arranged in of octahedral voids. The simplest formula of unit cell is

How will you distinguish between the following pairs of terms:
Hexagonal close-packing and cubic close packing.

How will you distinguish between the following pairs of terms?
Hexagonal close packing and cubic close packing.

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 ions, while one-half of the octahedral voids are occupied by trivalent ions then the formula of the oxide is:-
