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The Solid State

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What would be the number of tetrahedral and octahedral voids,In a face centred cubic unit cell (i.e., ccp structure) 4 atoms/ions are present?

Solution

there is 8 tetrahedral voids and 4 octhahedral voids in a face centred cubic unit cell.

Some More Questions From The Solid State Chapter

Classify the following solids in different categories based on the nature of intermolecular forces operating in them:
Potassium sulphate, tin, benzene, urea, ammonia, water, zinc
sulphate, graphite, rubidium, argon, silicon carbide.

Solid A is a very hard, electrical insulator in solid as well as in molten state and melts at extremely high temperature. What type of solid is it?

Ionic solids conduct electricity in liquid state but not in solid state. Explain.

What type of solids are electrical conductors, malleable and ductile?

Give the significance of a 'lattice point'.

Name the parameters that characterize a unit cell.

Distinguish between Hexagonal and monoclinic unit cells.

Distinguish between Face-centred and end-centred unit cells.

What is the two-dimensional coordination number of a molecule in square close packed layer ?

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