1.

At equilibrium interatomic spacing, the binding force is

(a) Maximum
(b) Infinity
(c) Zero
(d) Minimum

2. Ionic compounds are

(a) ductile
(b) soft
(c) strong
(d) weak

3. The expression for cohesive energy is

−a
(a) Umin = (m + n)
rom

= r−a 1− m


(b) Umin m n
o
−a
= rm 1 + m


(c) Umin n
o

= rm n − m1
a 1


(d) Umin
o

4. Glass is an example of

(a) Semi-Solid
(b) Amorphous solid
(c) Polycrystalline solid
(d) Crystalline solid

5. The lattice parameters of Rhombohedral system are

6 γ = 900
(a) a = b = c, α = β =
6 900
(b) a = b = c, α = β = γ =
(c) a = b 6= c, α = β = γ = 900
(d) a 6= b = c, α = β = γ 6= 900
6. If n is the number of atoms in a unit cell of cubic system, N and M are the Avogadro’s number and atomic weight
respectively and ρ is the density of the element, then the lattice constant ‘a’ is given by
1/
4

nM
(a) a = Nρ

1/
3

nM
(b) a = Nρ

1/
3

NM
(c) a = nρ

1/
4

NM
(d) a = nρ

7. Atomic packing factor of diamond structure is

(a) 0.68
(b) 0.52
(c) 0.74
(d) 0.34
8. If the lattice parameter, a = 2.3 nm for a cubic structure, then b is equal to

(a) 2.30 nm
(b) 4.60 nm
(c) 1.15 nm
(d) 0.575 nm
9. An example for BCC structure, is

(a) Zinc
(b) Aluminium
(c) Polonium
(d) Sodium

10. The number of atoms per unit cell in the case of FCC, is

(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 1
(d) 2

11. The total number of atoms per unit cell in diamond structure is

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

12. The unit cell of zinc blende structure contains

(a) two Zn atoms and two S atoms

(b) eight Zn atoms and four S atoms
(c) four Zn atoms and four S atoms
(d) four Zn atoms and two S atoms

13. The basis in NaCl Crystal is

(a) Cl2 molecule

(b) NaCl molecule
(c) Na atom
(d) Cl atom

14. The basis of CsCl has one Cl− ion at ( 21 , 12 , 12 ) and Cs+ ion at

(a) (1/2,1/2,1/2)
(b) (O,O,O)
(c) (1/4,1/4,1/4)
(d) (1/3,1/3,1/3)

15. If the Miller indices of a plane along X-direction is zero then

(a) The plane is perpendicular to y-axis

(b) The plane is parallel to y-axis
(c) The plane is parallel to x-axis
(d) The plane is perpendicular to x-axis

16. The body diagonal of a cubic cell is given as

(a) [1 1 0]
(b) [1 1 2]
(c) [1 1 1]
(d) [1 1 3]

17. The distance between a set of parallel planes of Miller indices (1 1 1) in a cubic crystal having edge ‘a’ is

(a) √a
3
√
(b) a 2
√
(c) 3
a
(d) 3

18. The wave number of X-rays is

(a) Lower than ultraviolet rays

(b) Higher than ultraviolet rays
(c) Equal to ultraviolet rays
(d) Zero

19. In 2d Sin θ = nλ, n is the

(a) number of lines on grating

(b) Order of the diffraction pattern
(c) Grating element
(d) Line of the spectrum

20. The wrong statement among the following is

(a) in rotating crystal method monochromatic X-ray beam is used
(b) in powder method monochromatic X-ray beam is used
(c) in Laue method white X-radiation is used
(d) in Laue method monochromatic X-ray beam is used