Packing in Solids
Packing in Solids: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as Close Packing of Spheres in Crystalline Solids, Close Packing of Lattice Points in One Dimension, Close Packing of Lattice Points in Two Dimension, Close Packing of Lattice Points in Three Dimension, 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 for molybdenum in hexagonal closed packing 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

Two dimensions coordination number of a molecule in square close-packed layers is

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

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

All noble gases crystallise in the ccp structure except

The space occupied by arrangement is approximately


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:-

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

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:-

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

How many number of edges are present in an unit cell?

If ... type arrangement is called type packing, then ... type arrangement is called?

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

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

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