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LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSIT LAURENTIENNE

Date: December 14, 2009 Course No. ENGR 2026 E
Total No. of Pages: 16 Questions: 25
Professor: Dr. Helen Shang Time allowed: 3 hours


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Name:__________________ Student ID #:____________________


1. Atomic number is equal to
A) the number of protons
B) the number of electrons
C) the number of neutrons
D) the atomic mass


2. An element has a valence of 2 and an atomic number of 27. Based only on the quantum numbers, how
many electrons must be present in the 3d energy level?
A) 9
B) 7
C) 2
D) 1

For all 25 questions, please clearly circle your selected answer or answers (certain
questions may have more than one correct answer).

The only aids allowed during this exam are a calculator, one-sided letter-size formula sheet
and the attached appendices of data (please look at the appendices first to familiarize
yourself with what are available).

The test is worth a total of 100 marks.




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3. For the cubic crystal structure, which structure has the largest Atomic Packing factor (APF)?
A) SC
B) FCC
C) BCC
D) Simple tetragonal




4. For a metal with lattice parameter 9489 . 4
0
= a , atomic radius 75 . 1 = r and one atom per lattice
point, the crystal structure of the metal is
A) SC
B) BCC
C) FCC
D) HCP




5. A metal having a cubic structure has a density of 2.6 g/cm
3
, an atomic weight of 87.62 g/mol, and a lattice
parameter of 6.0849 . One atom is associated with each lattice point. The crystal structure of the metal is
A) SC
B) BCC
C) FCC
D) HCP












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6. The Miller indices of directions A, B, and C in the following lattice are


A) [100] [111] and [001]
B) [100] [111] and [120]
C) [100] [111] and ] 2 2 1 [
D) [100] [ ] and ] 2 2 1 [


7. A sample of cubic SiC was analyzed using X-Ray Diffraction (XRD). It was found that the (111) peak
was located at 2 of 16C. The wavelength () of the x-ray radiation used in this experiment was 0.6975
. The lattice constant (a
o
) of this form of SiC is
A) 5.50
B) 4.34
C) 8.68
D) 11.00


8. Naturally occurring Cu has an atomic weight of 63.55. Its isotopes are Cu
63
and Cu
65
. What is the
abundance (in atomic percent) of Cu
63
?
A) 50%
B) 72.5%
C) 25.5%
D) 100%




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9. If we introduce one carbon atom for every 100 iron atoms in an interstitial position in BCC iron, giving a
lattice parameter of 0.2867 nm, the density of the Fe-C alloy is
A) 7.89 g/cm
3

B) 3.90 g/cm
3

C) 15.50 g/cm
3

D) 31.00 g/cm
3





10. The defect in the following crystal structure is a
A) point defect
B) surface defect
C) line defect
D) screw dislocation







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11. A single crystal of a BCC metal is oriented so that the [001] direction is parallel to the applied stress. If
the critical resolved shear stress required for skip is 12,000 psi, the magnitude of the applied stress, ,
required to cause slip to begin in the ] 1 1 1 [ direction on the (011) slip planes is
A) = 12,000 psi
B) = 24,000 psi
C) = 39,412 psi
D) = 29,412 psi


12. Diffusion mechanism typically includes
A) Vacancy diffusion
B) Substitutional diffusion
C) Interstitial diffusion
D) Atomic jump


13. BCC iron foil with thickness of 0.001-cm is used to separate a high concentration hydrogen gas from a
low concentration hydrogen gas at 650C. 510
8
hydrogen (H) atoms/cm
3
are in equilibrium on one side
of the foil, and 210
3
hydrogen (H) atoms/cm
3
are in equilibrium with the other side. The flux of
hydrogen through the foil is
A) 0.33 10
8
H atoms/(cm
3
s)
B) 0.33 10
8
H g/(cm
2
s)
C) 0.84 10
8
H atoms/(cm
3
s)
D) 0.84 10
8
H g/(cm
2
s)


14. If 10 hours are required to successfully carburize a batch of 500 steel gears at 900C, where the iron has
the FCC structure, how long does it take if the carburizing temperature is increased to 1000C?
A) 10 hours
B) 5.2 hours
C) 9 hours
D) 3.3 hours




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15. What kinds of metals are often recommended for use at low temperatures, particularly when any sudden
loading of the part is expected?
A) SC metals
B) BCC metals
C) FCC metals
D) HCP metals



16. Based on Hume-Rotherys rules, gold (Au) and silver (Ag) would be expected to display
A) limited solid solubility
B) unlimited solid solubility
C) no solubility
D) partial solubility



17. If an 850-lb force is applied to a 0.15-in diameter nickel wire having a yield strength of 45,000 psi and a
tensile strength of 55,000 psi, what will occur?
A) the wire will plastically deform
B) the wire will experience necking
C) the wire will break
D) the wire will elastically deform



18. Based on the Cu-Ni phase diagram on the next page, the degree of freedom, F, for Cu-Ni alloy with
40wt% nickel at 1270C is
A) F=0
B) F=1
C) F=2
D) F=3




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The equilibrium phase diagram for the Cu-Ni system

19. Based on the Cu-Ni phase diagram above, the phase compositions for a Cu-40% Ni alloy at 1270C are
A) L: 40 wt% Ni and : 40 wt% Ni
B) L: 50 wt% Ni and : 37 wt% Ni
C) L: 37 wt% Ni and : 50 wt% Ni
D) L: 40 wt% Ni and : 50 wt% Ni



20. Based on the Cu-Ni phase diagram above, how many grams of nickel must be added to 500 grams of
copper to produce an alloy that contains 50 wt% (solid) at 1300C?
A) 500 grams of nickel
B) 2042 grams of nickel
C) 2000 grams of nickel
D) 542 grams of nickel




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21. Based on the Cu-Ni phase diagram in the last page, what are the liquidus temperature and solidus
temperature of 40 wt% nickel for the Cu-Ni alloy?
A) liquidus temperature = 1200C and solidus temperature = 1300C
B) liquidus temperature = 1230C and solidus temperature = 1280C
C) liquidus temperature = 1230C and solidus temperature = 1300C
D) liquidus temperature = 1280C and solidus temperature = 1230C



22. If all the polymer chains are the same length, what are the relations between number average molecular
weight,
n
M , and weight average molecular weight,
w
M
A)
w n
M M =
B)
w n
M M >
C)
w n
M M <
D)
w n
M M



23. In the addition polymerization generating polyethylene, it creates
A) no byproduct
B) byproduct of water (H
2
O)
C) by product of CH
3

D) byproduct of CO
2




24. The monomer of polyethylene is
A) CH
3

B) CH
2
CH
2

C) CH
4

D) CH
2






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25. A polyethylene sample contains 8000 chains with molecular weights between 5000 and 10,000 g/mol,
and 16000 chains with molecular weights between 10,000 and 20,000 g/mol. The number average
molecular weight of the polyethylene is
A) 15,000 g/mol
B) 7,500 g/mol
C) 10,000 g/mol
D) 12,500 g/mol







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Appendices

1. Periodic Table





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2. Selected Physical Properties of Some Elements






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3. The Atomic and Ionic Radii of Selected Elements





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4. Diffusion data for Selected Materials







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5. The Value of Error function




6. Avogadros number N
A
=6.023 10
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7. Ideal gas constant R= 1.987 cal / (molK)


8. 1 psi = pounds per square inch