Explore topic-wise MCQs in Chemistry.

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1.

Which of the following conditions favours the existence of a substance in the solid state?

A. High temperature
B. Low temperature
C. High thermal energy
D. Weak cohesive forces
Answer» C. High thermal energy
2.

p-type semiconductors are formed When Si or Ge are doped with

A. group 14 elements
B. group 15 elements
C. group 13 elements
D. group 18 elements
Answer» D. group 18 elements
3.

To get n-type of semiconductor, germanium should be doped with

A. gallium
B. arsenic
C. aluminium
D. boron
Answer» C. aluminium
4.

In a Schottky defect

A. an ion moves to interstitial position between the lattice points
B. electrons are trapped in a lattice site
C. some lattice sites are vacant
D. some extra cations are present in interstitial space
Answer» D. some extra cations are present in interstitial space
5.

What is the effect of Frenkel defect on the density of ionic solids?

A. The density of the crystal increases
B. The density of the crystal decreases
C. The density of the crystal remains unchanged
D. There is no relationship between density of a crystal and defect present in it
Answer» D. There is no relationship between density of a crystal and defect present in it
6.

In which pair most efficient packing is present?

A. hep and bcc
B. hep and ccp
C. bcc and ccp
D. bcc and simple cubic cell
Answer» C. bcc and ccp
7.

Which of the following will have metal deficiency defect?

A. NaCl
B. FeO
C. KCl
D. ZnO
Answer» C. KCl
8.

What type of stoichiometric defect is shown by ZnS?

A. Schottky defect
B. Frenkel defect
C. Both Frenkel and Schottky defects
D. Non-stoichiometric defect
Answer» C. Both Frenkel and Schottky defects
9.

Silver halides generally show

A. Schottky defect
B. Frenkel defect
C. Both Frenkel and Schottky defects
D. cation excess defect
Answer» D. cation excess defect
10.

Which of the following crystals does not exhibit Frenkel defect?

A. AgBr
B. AgCl
C. KBr
D. ZnS
Answer» D. ZnS
11.

The coordination number of Y will be in the XY types of crystal:

A. 6
B. 8
C. 12
D. 4
Answer» B. 8
12.

Edge length of unit cell of chromium metal is 287 pm with bcc arrangement. The atomic radius is of the order

A. 287 pm
B. 574 pm
C. 124.27 pm
D. 143.5 pm
Answer» D. 143.5 pm
13.

The edge length of fee cell is 508 pm. If radius of cation is 110 pm, the radius of anion is

A. 110 pm
B. 220 pm
C. 285 pm
D. 144 pm
Answer» E.
14.

In Zinc blende structure

A. zinc ions occupy half of the tetrahedral sites
B. each Zn2- ion is surrounded by six sulphide ions
C. each S2- ion is surrounded by six Zn2+ ions
D. it has fee structure
Answer» D. it has fee structure
15.

Alkali halids do not show Frenkel defect because

A. cations and anions have almost equal size
B. there is a large difference in size of cations and anions
C. cations and anions have low coordination number
D. anions cannot be accommodated in voids
Answer» B. there is a large difference in size of cations and anions
16.

How many chloride ions are surrounding sodium ion in sodium chloride crystal ?

A. 4
B. 8
C. 6
D. 12
Answer» D. 12
17.

In NaCl structure

A. all octahedral and tetrahedral sites are occupied
B. only octahedral sites are occupied
C. only tetrahedral sites are occupied
D. neither octahedral nor tetrahedral sites are occupied
Answer» C. only tetrahedral sites are occupied
18.

NaCl typecrystal (with coordination no. 6 : 6) can be converted into CsCl type crystal (with coordination no. 8 : 8) by applying

A. high temperature
B. high pressure
C. high temperature and high pressure
D. low temperature and low pressure
Answer» C. high temperature and high pressure
19.

Which one of the following is non-crystalline or amorphous?

A. Diamond
B. Graphite
C. Glass
D. Common Salt
Answer» D. Common Salt
20.

The pyknometric density of sodium chloride crystal is \[2.165\times {{10}^{3}}kg\,{{m}^{-3}}\] while its X-rays density is \[2.178\times {{10}^{3}}kg\,{{m}^{-3}}\]. The fraction of unoccupied sites in sodium chloride crystal is [CBSE PMT 2003]

A. \[5.96\times {{10}^{-3}}\]
B. \[5.96\]
C. \[5.96\times {{10}^{-2}}\]
D. \[5.96\times {{10}^{-1}}\]
Answer» B. \[5.96\]
21.

Schottky defect generally appears in [DCE 2004]

A. \[NaCl\]
B. \[KCl\]
C. \[CsCl\]
D. All of these
Answer» E.
22.

Doping of silicon (Si) with boron B leads to [UPSEAT2004]

A. \[n\]-type semiconductor
B. \[p\]-type semiconductor
C. Metal
D. Insulator
Answer» E.
23.

The flame colours of metal ions are due to   [KCET 2003]

A. Frenkel defect
B. Schottky defect
C. Metal deficiency defect
D. Metal excess defect
Answer» E.
24.

Point defects are present in[MP PMT 1997]

A. Ionic solids
B. Molecular solids
C. Amorphous solids
D. Liquids
Answer» B. Molecular solids
25.

How many space lattices are obtainable from the different crystal systems  [MP PMT 1996; MP PET/PMT 1998]

A. 7
B. 14
C. 32
D. 230
Answer» C. 32
26.

Which of the following is correct [DPMT 1997]

A. Crystal systemAxial distanceAxial anglesExamplesCubic\[a\ne ~b=c\]\[\alpha =\beta \ne \gamma =90{}^\circ \]\[Cu,\text{ }KCl\]
B. Crystal systemAxial distanceAxial anglesExamplesMonoclinic\[a\ne ~b=c\]\[\alpha =\beta =\gamma =90{}^\circ \]\[PbCr{{O}_{2}},PbCr{{O}_{4}}\]
C. Crystal systemAxial distanceAxial anglesExamplesRhombohedral\[a=~b=c\]\[\alpha =\beta =\gamma \ne 90{}^\circ \]\[CaC{{O}_{3}},\text{ }HgS\]
D. Crystal systemAxial distanceAxial anglesExamplesTriclinic\[a=~b=c\]\[\alpha \ne \beta =\gamma \ne 90{}^\circ \]\[{{K}_{2}}C{{r}_{2}}{{O}_{7}},\text{ }CuS{{O}_{4}}.\text{ }5{{H}_{2}}O\]
Answer» D. Crystal systemAxial distanceAxial anglesExamplesTriclinic\[a=~b=c\]\[\alpha \ne \beta =\gamma \ne 90{}^\circ \]\[{{K}_{2}}C{{r}_{2}}{{O}_{7}},\text{ }CuS{{O}_{4}}.\text{ }5{{H}_{2}}O\]
27.

Coordination number for \[Cu\] is[AMU 1982]

A. 1
B. 6
C. 8
D. 12
Answer» E.
28.

In the calcium fluoride structure the co-ordination number of the cation and anions are respectively [J & K2005]

A. 6, 6
B. 8, 4
C. 4, 4
D. 4, 8
Answer» C. 4, 4
29.

If the radius ratio is in the range of \[0.414-0.732,\] then the coordination number will be

A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
Answer» D. 8
30.

Most crystals show good cleavage because their atoms, ions or molecules are  [CBSE PMT 1991]

A. Weakly bonded together
B. Strongly bonded together
C. Spherically symmetrical
D. Arranged in planes
Answer» E.
31.

If the number of atoms per unit in a crystal is 2, the structure of crystal is

A. Octahedral
B. Body centred cubic bcc
C. Face centred cubic fcc
D. simple cubic
Answer» C. Face centred cubic fcc
32.

The number of octahedral voids in a unit cell of a cubical closest packed structure is

A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 8
Answer» D. 8
33.

Which one of the following is the biggest ion [MP PET 1993]

A. \[A{{l}^{+3}}\]
B. \[B{{a}^{+2}}\]
C. \[M{{g}^{+2}}\]
D. \[N{{a}^{+}}\]
Answer» C. \[M{{g}^{+2}}\]
34.

Which one possess a antifluorite structure

A. \[N{{a}_{2}}O\]
B. \[MgO\]
C. \[F{{e}_{2}}{{O}_{3}}\]
D. \[A{{l}_{2}}{{O}_{3}}\]
Answer» B. \[MgO\]
35.

Which of the following molecules has three-fold axis of symmetry [UPSEAT 2004]

A. \[N{{H}_{3}}\]
B. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{4}}\]
C. \[C{{O}_{2}}\]
D. \[S{{O}_{2}}\]
Answer» B. \[{{C}_{2}}{{H}_{4}}\]
36.

Which of the following is a three dimensional silicate [MHCET 2003]

A. Mica
B. Spodumene
C. Zeolite
D. None of these
E. 12
Answer» D. None of these
37.

What type of crystal defect is indicated in the diagram below [AIEEE 2004] \[N{{a}^{+}}\,\,C{{l}^{-}}\,\,N{{a}^{+}}\,\,C{{l}^{-}}\,\,\,N{{a}^{+}}\,\,\,C{{l}^{-}}\] \[C{{l}^{-}}\] ¨ \[C{{l}^{-}}\]\[N{{a}^{+}}\] ¨ \[N{{a}^{+}}\] \[N{{a}^{+}}\]\[C{{l}^{-}}\]¨\[C{{l}^{-}}\]\[N{{a}^{+}}\]\[C{{l}^{-}}\] \[C{{l}^{-}}\]\[N{{a}^{+}}\]\[C{{l}^{-}}\]\[N{{a}^{+}}\] ¨ \[N{{a}^{+}}\]

A. Interstitial defect
B. Schottky defect
C. Frenkel defect
D. Frenkel and Schottky defects
Answer» C. Frenkel defect
38.

The basic building unit of all silicates is  [UPSEAT 2002]

A. \[Si{{O}_{4}}\] square planar
B. \[{{[Si{{O}_{4}}]}^{4-}}\] tetrahedron
C. \[Si{{O}_{4}}\] octahedron
D. \[Si{{O}_{4}}\] linear
Answer» C. \[Si{{O}_{4}}\] octahedron
39.

In which compound 8 : 8 coordination is found [EAMCET 1984]

A. \[CsCl\]
B. \[MgO\]
C. \[A{{l}_{2}}{{O}_{3}}\]
D. All of these
Answer» B. \[MgO\]
40.

Which of the following statements is correct for \[CsB{{r}_{3}}\] [IIT 1996]

A. It is a covalent compound
B. It contains \[C{{s}^{3+}}\] and \[B{{r}^{-}}\]ions
C. It contains \[C{{s}^{+}}\] and \[Br_{3}^{-}\] ions
D. It contains \[C{{s}^{+}},\,B{{r}^{-}}\]and lattice \[B{{r}_{2}}\] molecule
Answer» D. It contains \[C{{s}^{+}},\,B{{r}^{-}}\]and lattice \[B{{r}_{2}}\] molecule
41.

Silicon is found in nature in the form of [MH CET 2002]

A. Body centered cubic structure
B. Hexagonal close-packed structure
C. Network solid
D. Face centered cubic structure
Answer» D. Face centered cubic structure
42.

Amorphous solids are

A. Solid substance in real sense
B. Liquid in real sense
C. Supercooled liquid
D. Substance with definite melting point
Answer» D. Substance with definite melting point