SUCCESS STUDY CIRCLE (+2SCIENCE, A UNIT OF MILI GROUP)

CHEMISTRY, UNIT-1 THE SOLID STATE

QUESTION .RIVISION TIME:2.30 HRS FM:56
GROUP-A
ANSWER ALL. EACH QUESTION TWO MARK.
1. Give two points of difference to distinguish between crystalline and amorphous solid.
2. If the radii of the cation and anion are 95 pm and 181 pm respectively, what would be coordination number and the
type of crystal geometry?
3. Explain how hcp or ccp for the some element give the same identity?
4. What should be the ideal radius of the anion in a NaCl type of structure if the radius of the cation is r?
5. Calculate the radius ratio (r+-r) and the condition number of Li+ and F- in LiF crystal from the give data rli =60pm and
rf- =136 pm.
6. Silver crystallises in fcc lattice whit all the atoms at the lattice points. The length of the edge of the unit cell as
determined by x-ray diffraction studies is found 408.6pm. The density of silver is 10.5g cm-3. Calculate the atomic
mass of silver.
7. Explain the difference between conductor and insulator.
8. Explain the difference between conductor and semiconductor.
9. Explain the following :
(i) Ferromagnetism
(ii) Paramagnetism
(iii) Ant ferromagnetism
(iv) Ferrimagnetism
10. What are interstitials and interstitial voids?

SUCCESS STUDY CIRCLE (+2SCIENCE, A UNIT OF MILI GROUP)

CHEMISTRY, UNIT-1 THE SOLID STATE
QUESTION .RIVISION TIME:2.30HRS FM:56
GROUP-A
ANSWER ALL. EACH QUESTION TWO MARK.
1. Give two points of difference to distinguish between crystalline and amorphous solid.
2. If the radii of the cation and anion are 95 pm and 181 pm respectively, what would be coordination number and the
type of crystal geometry?
3. Explain how hcp or ccp for the some element give the same identity?
4. What should be the ideal radius of the anion in a NaCl type of structure if the radius of the cation is r?
5. Calculate the radius ratio (r+-r) and the condition number of Li+ and F- in LiF crystal from the give data rli =60pm and
rf- =136 pm.
6. Silver crystallises in fcc lattice whit all the atoms at the lattice points. The length of the edge of the unit cell as
determined by x-ray diffraction studies is found 408.6pm. The density of silver is 10.5g cm-3. Calculate the atomic
mass of silver.
7. Explain the difference between conductor and insulator.
8. Explain the difference between conductor and semiconductor.
9. Explain the following :
(i) Ferromagnetism
(ii) Paramagnetism
(iii) Ant ferromagnetism
(iv) Ferrimagnetism
10. What are interstitials and interstitial voids?
 GROUP-B
ANSWER ALL. EACH QUESTION TWO MARK.
1. 1. Write four important characteristics of solids.
2. 2 write two points to distinguish between crystalline and amorphous solids.
3. 3 what are chief characteristics of ionic crystals?
4. 4 describe a few general characteristics of covalent crystals.
5. 5. what are molecular crystals ? How many types of molecular crystals are known?
6. 6. Explain metallic crystals and their properties?
7. 7. What do you understand by the terms space lattice and unit cell.
8. 8. Define co-ordination number in crystals. Is the co-ordination number of a sphere in ccp and hcp arrangement
same or different?
9. 9. Discuss the following types of cubic structures:
10. 10. How does radius ratio help in determining the structures of compounds?
11. 11. What are interstitial sites? Discuss tetrahedral and octahedral interstitial sites in a closed packed arrangement.
12. 12.Explain why diamond is hard while graphite is soft.

GROUP-B
ANSWER ALL. EACH QUESTION TWO MARK.
1. 1. Write four important characteristics of solids.
2. 2 write two points to distinguish between crystalline and amorphous solids.
3. 3 what are chief characteristics of ionic crystals?
4. 4 describe a few general characteristics of covalent crystals.
5. 5. what are molecular crystals ? How many types of molecular crystals are known?
6. 6. Explain metallic crystals and their properties?
7. 7. What do you understand by the terms space lattice and unit cell.
8. 8. Define co-ordination number in crystals. Is the co-ordination number of a sphere in ccp and hcp arrangement
same or different?
9. 9. Discuss the following types of cubic structures:
10. 10. How does radius ratio help in determining the structures of compounds?
11. 11. What are interstitial sites? Discuss tetrahedral and octahedral interstitial sites in a closed packed arrangement.
12. 12.Explain why diamond is hard while graphite is soft.