1.

The energy required to remove an electron from Na atom is

(a) 5.1 eV
(b) 5.1 MeV
(c) 5.1 ergs
(d) 5.1 Joules

2. An example for ionic bond is

(a) Cl2
(b) HBr
(c) O2
(d) NaCl

3. The relation for the potential energy U(r) of a diatom is

(where ‘r’ is the inter nuclear separation, n, m are positive numbers, and a, b are positive constants.)

(a) U(r) = (-a/rm ) - (b/rn )

(b) U(r) = (-a/rm ) + (b/rn )
(c) U(r) = arm - brn
(d) U(r) = -arm + brn

4. Total number of basic crystal systems, is

(a) 7
(b) 14
(c) 8
(d) 6

5. If a = b 6= c, α = β = γ = 90o the crystal is

(a) Cubic
(b) Tetragonal
(c) Triclinic
(d) Orthorhombic
6. The total number of Bravais lattices possible in all seven crystal systems, is
(a) 4
(b) 7
(c) 3
(d) 14
7. The crystal structure which has the highest packing factor is
(a) SC
(b) FCC
(c) BCC
(d) Diamond
8. The coordination number of polonium is
(a) 8
(b) 4
(c) 12
(d) 6

9. The coordination number in BCC structure is

(a) 5
(b) 6
(c) 4
(d) 8

10. Number of atoms present in FCC unit cell is

(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 8
(d) 4

11. The diamond lattice is

(a) a simple cubic lattice

(b) a face centered cubic lattice
(c) a body centered cubic lattice
(d) an interpenetration of two fcc lattices

12. The compound which has cubie ZnS structure is

(a) KCl
(b) NaCl
(c) CuCl
(d) MgO

13. The number of molecules in a unit cell of NaCl crystal is

(a) 2
(b) 8
(c) 6
(d) 4

14. The crystal structure of CsCl

(a) simple cubic

(b) face centred
(c) body centered
(d) Base centered

15. The planes (100) and (010) are

(a) Perpendicular
(b) Parallel
(c) Opposite
(d) intersecting at an angle 60o

16. [2 1 1] is the direction that connects the origin (0 0 0) and the point

(a) (1 1 2)
(b) (1 1/2 1/2 )
(c) (1/2 1 1)
(d) (1 2 2)

17. The interplanar separation for a set of planes (221) of a cubic crystal with lattice parameter of 6 A.U. is

(a) 3 A.U.
(b) 2 A.U.
(c) 6 A.U.
(d) 1 A.U.

18. Why crystal lattice is suitable for X-ray diffraction?

(a) Wavelength of radiation is much larger than interplanar separation

(b) Wavelength of the radiation is high
(c) Wavelength of the radiation is very small
(d) Wavelength of the radiation is comparable to interplanar separation

19. The order of diffraction when X-rays of wavelength 1.08 A. U. diffracted at an angle 300 from the crystal planes of
spacing 3.24 A.U. is
(a) 3
(b) 1
(c) 4
(d) 2

20. In powder technique of X-ray diffraction, the specimen is taken

(a) On a glass plate of non-diffracting material

(b) On a metal foil of non-diffracting material
(c) In a beaker of non-diffracting material
(d) In a small capillary tube of non-diffracting material