1.

At equilibrium interatomic spacing, the binding force is

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

2. The element which has covalently bonded crystal structure is

(a) aluminum
(b) tin
(c) germanium
(d) sodium chloride

3. The potential energy at infinite internuclear separation of atoms is

(a) Zero
(b) infinity
(c) maximum
(d) minimum

4. The small geometrical shape and the repetition of which will give a complete crystal is called

(a) lattice point

(b) basis
(c) lattice
(d) unit cell

5. If a = b 6= c, α = β = γ = 90o the crystal is

(a) Orthorhombic
(b) Cubic
(c) Triclinic
(d) Tetragonal
6. If n1 , n2 and n3 are integers and a , b and c are fundamental translation vectors, then the translation vector for
three dimensional lattice can be written as
(a) T = a − b−c
(b) T = n1 + n2 + n3
(c) T = a + b + c
(d) T = n1 a + n2 b + n3 c
7. The crystal structure with the highest packing factor is
(a) HCP
(b) Diamond
(c) SC
(d) BCC
8. The number of atoms per unit cell of polonium, is
(a) 6
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 1
9. If the lattice parameter a = 1.25 nm for a BCC structure, the nearest neighbour distance, is
(a) 0.88 nm
(b) 0.44 nm
(c) 0.54 nm
(d) 1.08 nm

10. The radius of the atoms is 1.0 nm. If an FCC structure is obtained with such atoms, the lattice parameter is
(a) 2.13 nm
(b) 2.83 nm
(c) 1.42 nm
(d) 0.71 nm

11. The coordination number of Germanium is

(a) 4
(b) 12
(c) 8
(d) 6

12. The Zinc blende lattice can be considened to be formed by interpenetrating

(a) one BCC and one FCC along the body diagonal
(b) two BCC lattices along the body diagonal
(c) two FCC lattices along the body diagonal
(d) two simple cubic lattices along the body diagonal

13. The lattice parameter of NaCl is 5.6 AU. The separation between the adjacent Na and Cl ions is

(a) 11.2 AU
(b) 2.8 AU
(c) 5.6 AU
(d) 1.4 AU

14. The cesium chloride structure is the combination of

(a) two SC structures

(b) two HCP structures
(c) two BCC structures
(d) two FCC structures

15. In a crystal cell a, b, c represent unit translation vectors along X, Y and Z-axes. A plane makes intercepts 2a, 3b
along X and Y axes and runs parallel to Z-axis. The Miller indices of the plane are

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

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

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

17. The interplanar separation (d) in tetragonal crystal is

1
(a) d = q
h2 +k2 +l2
a2
1
(b) d = q
h2 2 2
+ k 2l
a2 c
1
(c) d = q
h2 +k2 2
+ l2
a2 c
1
(d) d = q
h2 2 2
+ k2 + l 2
a2 b c

18. The wavelength of X-rays is

(a) Less than ultraviolet rays

(b) Within visible region
(c) Less than infrared rays
(d) Greater than ultraviolet rays

19. In the relation 2d sinθ = nλ, d is known as

(a) Interatomic distance

(b) Interplanar distance
(c) Intermolecular distance
(d) lattice parameter

20. In X- ray diffraction by Laue method X-rays are used

(a) Monochromatic
(b) Blue
(c) Red
(d) White