Free Crystal Lattice MCQs with Answers
34 Crystal Lattice MCQs from Chemistry, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.
A crystal lattice is the regular three-dimensional arrangement of particles in a crystalline solid. The content includes lattice points, unit cells, coordination number, packing patterns, and the differences among ionic, metallic, molecular and covalent network crystals, which should not be confused with amorphous solids.
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- A. unit cell
- B. crystal face
- C. lattice point
- D. domain
Explanation: Stacking the unit cell repeatedly in three dimensions generates the entire crystal, so knowing its dimensions and contents describes the…
Correct answer: unit cell- A. four
- B. seven
- C. fourteen
- D. twenty
Explanation: There are seven crystal systems, defined by the relative lengths of the unit cell axes and the angles between them, the cubic system being…
Correct answer: seven- A. a and b
- B. b and c
- C. c and a
- D. Not specified
Explanation: By convention the three interfacial angles of a unit cell are alpha between the b and c axes, beta between c and a, and gamma between a…
Correct answer: c and a- A. Longitudinal wave
- B. Elastic wave
- C. Transverse wave
- D. Electromagnetic wave
Explanation: A phonon is the quantum of vibrational energy associated with an elastic wave or lattice vibration in a solid.
Correct answer: Elastic wave- A. ABAB (hexagonal)
- B. ABCABC (Cubic)
- C. Orthor hombic
- D. Rhombohedral
Explanation: If the third layer lies directly above the first, the stacking sequence repeats as A-B-A-B, which is the hexagonal close-packed…
Correct answer: ABAB (hexagonal)- A. Crystallite
- B. Unit cell
- C. Unit crystal
- D. Monomer
Explanation: The unit cell is also known as the arrangement of the molecules that results in the shape of the crystalline substance.
Correct answer: Unit cell- A. 1 Unit Cell
- B. 8 Unit Cells
- C. 4 Unit Cells
- D. 2 Unit Cells
Explanation: In this structure, each corner ion is shared between eight unit cells, each ion at the center face of the cell is shared by two cells…
Correct answer: 2 Unit Cells- A. x, y, z
- B. a, b, c
- C. α, β, γ
- D. i, j, k
Explanation: In a unit cell, two different parameters are defined by different notations. 1 Length in a unit cell is determined by x, y and z.
Correct answer: α, β, γ- A. Crystal system
- B. Crystal lattice
- C. Crystal array
- D. Crystallography
Explanation: A lattice is an ordered array of points describing the arrangement of particles that form a crystal.
Correct answer: Crystal lattice- A. Maximum P.E.
- B. Minimum P.E.
- C. Zero P.E.
- D. Infinite P.E.
Explanation: This is the correct answer. In a crystal, atoms are arranged in a way that minimises their potential energy, leading to a stable and…
Correct answer: Minimum P.E.- A. bc=α, ca=β, ab=γ
- B. bc=β, ca=α, ab=γ
- C. bc=γ, ca=β, ab=α
- D. All are possible
Explanation: The angle 'α' is between the lengths 'b' and 'e', the angle 'β' is between the sides "a" and 'e' and angle ʽγ' is between sides 'a' and…
Correct answer: bc=α, ca=β, ab=γ- A. Seven
- B. Fourteen
- C. Six
- D. Thirty-two
Explanation: Option C is correct. there are 6 total unit cell dimensions. These dimensions are: a - the length of the side of the unit cell -a- the…
Correct answer: Six- A. ABCBCA
- B. ABACABAC
- C. ABAABBA
- D. ABCBCACBC
Explanation: The explanation for the correct option: ABBAABBA The method of organization A close-packed lattice is no produced by ABBAABBA of tightly…
Correct answer: ABAABBA- A. 1.68 A0
- B. 1.545 A0
- C. 2.852 A0
- D. 1.426 A0
Explanation: Following is the solution of this problem:
Correct answer: 1.426 A0- A. 1
- B. 2
- C. 3
- D. 4
Explanation: Following is the solution of this problem:
Correct answer: 4- A. 1,4,2
- B. 4,1,2
- C. 2,4,1
- D. 4,8,2
Explanation: The number of atoms per unit cell in a simple cubic, face-centered cubic and body-centred cubic unit cell are 1,4,2 respectively.(1) The…
Correct answer: 1,4,2- A. 4 and 2
- B. 9 and 14
- C. 14 and 9
- D. 2 and 4
Explanation: The correct option is D (2 and 4 ) The body centered cubic cell consistes of 8 atoms at the corners and one atom at the centre.
Correct answer: 2 and 4- A. XY2 Z3
- B. XYZ3
- C. X2Y2Z3
- D. X8YZ6
Explanation: Number of atoms of X in a unit cell = 1/8 x 8 = 1 Number of atoms of Y in a unit cell = 1 Number of atoms of Z in a unit cell =1/2 x 6 = 3…
Correct answer: XYZ3- A. 127.6 pm
- B. 180.5 pm
- C. 160.5 pm
- D. 64 pm
Explanation: Following is the solution of this problem:
Correct answer: 127.6 pm- A. 2.07 g/cc
- B. 2.46 g/cc
- C. 1.19 g/cc
- D. None of these
Explanation: Following is the solution of this problem:
Correct answer: 1.19 g/ccCrystal Lattice MCQs: common questions
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