Packing in Solids

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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

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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 for molybdenum in hexagonal closed packing 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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Two dimensions coordination number of a molecule in 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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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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All noble gases crystallise in the ccp structure except

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The space occupied by BCC arrangement is approximately

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Co-ordination number of atoms in HCP 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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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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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:-

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

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If ABAB... type arrangement is called HCP type packing, then XYXY... type arrangement is called?

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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