The Solid State

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For tetrahedral co-ordination, what should be the range of radius ratio (r+/r) value?

Solution

For tetrahedrtal coordination Radius ratio is 0.225-0.414.

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What type of structure possessed by a unit cell of CsCl.

Solution

CsCl has a body centred cubic structure.

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What is the effect of increasing temperature on the conductivity of semi-conductors?

Solution

In case of semiconductors, the gap between the valence band and conduction band is small  Therefore, some electrons may jump to conduction band and show some conductivity. Electrical conductivity of semiconductors increases with rise in temperature, since more electrons can jump to the conduction band.

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Define radius ratio. What is the ideal value for a tetrahedral void?

Solution

It is the ratio of the radius of the cation to the radius of the anion in an ionic crystal.the radius ratio of tetahedral is in between 0.225-0.732. Its ideal value is 0.225 for tetrahedral void.