Free Crystalline Solids MCQs with Answers

184 Crystalline Solids MCQs from Chemistry, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.

Crystalline solids contain particles arranged in a regular repeating lattice described by a unit cell. Their study includes coordination number, packing efficiency, density, anisotropy, cleavage, polymorphism and common crystal systems, along with ionic, molecular, covalent network and metallic crystals. Crystalline order differs from the random arrangement of amorphous solids.

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  • A. Cubic
  • B. Orthrombic
  • C. Tetragonal
  • D. Rhombohedral

Explanation: Option D is correct.The crystal system that does not have β=γ=90° is rhombohedral.

Correct answer: Rhombohedral
  • A. PbCrO4
  • B. BaSO4
  • C. ZnO
  • D. NaOH

Explanation: The correct answer is Barium sulfate (BaSO₄), which crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system.

Correct answer: BaSO4
  • A. Anisotropy
  • B. Isomorphism
  • C. Polymorphism
  • D. Allotropy

Explanation: Allotropy refers to the ability of an element to exist in different physical forms, often with different crystal structures or molecular…

Correct answer: Allotropy
  • A. Cubic
  • B. Monoclinic
  • C. Orthorhombic
  • D. Triclinic

Explanation: In crystallography, the crystal system is determined by the lengths of the axes and the angles between them.

Correct answer: Triclinic