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QUIZ 3 SKT3013
SEM 1 2018/19

1. Fill in the blanks with correct answer.

a. Unit cell is the smallest component of the crystal, which when stacked together with pure
translation repetition reproduces the whole crystal.

b. When identical particles pack in a simple cubic lattice, there is/are 1 particle(s) per unit
cell.

c. Potassium crystallizes in a body-centered cubic lattice. How many atoms are there per unit
cell? 2

d. Iron crystallizes in the body-centered cubic lattice. What is the coordination number for
Fe? 8

e. The number of nearest neighbors (atoms that make contact) around each atom in a face-
centered cubic lattice of a metal is 12.

2. The Mars Rover brought back a “mystery metal”. Lab tests showed that it crystallizes in a face-
centred cubic (FCC) cubic lattice with cell edge a = 508.42 pm (data from X-ray diffraction) and
its density is 11.724 g cm -3 (from density experiments).

a. Draw the unit cell of the mystery metal.

b. Count the number of atoms in one unit cell of the mystery metal. Show your
calculation.
Corner = 1/8 x 8 = 1 atom
Face = ½ x 6 = 3 atoms
Total = 4 atoms

c. What is the atomic weight of this metal?

𝑛 𝑀 1 pm = 1 x 10-10 cm
𝜌 = ( 3) ( )
𝑎 𝑁

𝜌 × 𝑎3
𝑀= ×𝑁
𝑛

11.724 𝑔𝑐𝑚−3 × (508.42 × 10−10 𝑐𝑚)3

× 6.02 × 1023 𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑠 𝑚𝑜𝑙 −1
4 𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑚𝑠

M = 232 g/mol
 d. Calculate the radius of mystery metal atom.

𝑎 √2 508.42 pm √2
𝑟= = = 179.75 pm
4 4

3. FCC is also known as close-packed structure. There are TWO choices when the third layer of
spheres is placed in the indentations of the second layer. Name the two choices and briefly
explain the difference between them.
TWO choices are

a) Hexagonal close-packing (HCP)

The third layer lies in indentations directly in line (eclipsed) with the 1st layer

b) Cubic close-packing (CCP)

The third layer lies in the alternative indentations leaving it staggered with respect to both
previous layers

4. Using the diagram of unit cells below (Ni xAsy), count the number of atoms at each position and
each atom’s fraction to determine the formula of the compound represented. Show your work.

As (Body) = 2 atoms

Ni (Corner) = 1/8 x 8 = 1 atom

Ni (Edge) = ¼ x 4 = 1 atom

Ration of ions : 2:2  1:1

Ni As Formula: NiAs

5. Draw (0 0 1) and (2 1 0) planes in the given cubic lattice.

(0 0 1) (2 1 0)