Free Crystalline and Amorphous Solids MCQs with Answers

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Crystalline solids have a regular, repeating lattice and a sharp melting point, while amorphous solids lack long-range order and soften over a temperature range. The topic covers unit cells, anisotropy, cleavage, symmetry and examples such as salts, metals, glass and plastics. Crystalline order must not be confused with mere hardness.

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  • A. Amorphous
  • B. Crystalline
  • C. Polycrystalline
  • D. Quartz

Explanation: The materials in which the disordered structure of a liquid is frozen are typically referred to as amorphous solids.

Correct answer: Amorphous
  • A. metallic solid.
  • B. polymeric solid.
  • C. crystalline solid.
  • D. amorphous solid.

Explanation: Here's an explanation: * D) Amorphous solid: An amorphous solid is considered an intermediate structure between a solid and a liquid…

Correct answer: amorphous solid.
  • A. glassy solids
  • B. polymeric solids
  • C. crystalline solids
  • D. amorphous solids

Explanation: Nylon is classified as an amorphous solid because its molecular chains are arranged in a random or disordered manner, unlike the highly…

Correct answer: amorphous solids
  • A. I only.
  • B. II only.
  • C. I and III.
  • D. II and III.

Explanation: The correct answer is I only. Amorphous solids are characterized by an irregular arrangement of molecules, which causes them to break into…

Correct answer: I only.
  • A. Metamorphic
  • B. Sedimentary
  • C. Igneous
  • D. Both Options A and B are correct

Explanation: Option A; Metamorphic rocks started out as some other type of rock, but have been substantially changed from their original igneous…

Correct answer: Igneous
  • A. Refraction
  • B. Crystallization
  • C. Volatilization
  • D. Dispersion

Explanation: Ancient glass, an amorphous solid, undergoes alternate heating due to exposure to the sun during the day and cooling at night and is…

Correct answer: Crystallization
  • A. Glass
  • B. Diamond
  • C. Silica
  • D. Carbon

Explanation: Amorphous solids have the tendency to flow slowly. It does not form a crystalline solid structure as particles in solids do not move but…

Correct answer: Glass
  • A. Polarity
  • B. Optical activity
  • C. Anisotropy
  • D. Cleavage plane

Explanation: .A is incorrect since polarity is a separation of electric charge leading to a molecule or its chemical groups having an electric dipole…

Correct answer: Anisotropy
  • A. critical temperature
  • B. absolute temperature
  • C. Curie Temperature
  • D. normal temperature

Explanation: Ferromagnetic MATERIALS can be permanently magnetized. Curie Temperature: The temperature at which the ferromagnetic element starts to…

Correct answer: Curie Temperature
  • A. Amorphous substances have a sharp melting point
  • B. Amorphous substances do not have a fixed melting point
  • C. Amorphous substances have proper geometrical shapes
  • D. The particles in amorphous substances are arranged in an orderly manner

Explanation: Amorphous solids, unlike crystalline solids, do not have a fixed melting point.

Correct answer: Amorphous substances do not have a fixed melting point
  • A. Coefficient of thermal expansion
  • B. Lattice energy
  • C. Viscosity
  • D. Infrared spectroscopy

Explanation: Anisotropy is the property of a material which allows it to change or assume different properties in different directions so the correct…

Correct answer: Coefficient of thermal expansion
  • A. Diamond
  • B. Graphite
  • C. Glass
  • D. Rock salt

Explanation: Glass is an isotropic material, meaning its properties are the same in all directions.

Correct answer: Glass

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