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In a cubic packed structure of mixed oxides, the lattice is made up of oxide ions, one fifth of tetrahedral voids are occupied by divalent X++ ions, while one-half of the octahedral voids are occupied by trivalent ions (Y3+) , then the formula of the oxide is:

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A compound of formula A2B3 has the HCP lattice. Which atom forms the HCP lattice and what fraction of the tetrahedral voids are occupied by the other atoms?
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If 'a' stands for the edge length of the cubic system: simple cubic, body-centred cubic and face-centred cubic, the ratio of radii of the spheres in these systems will be respectively
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Consider the bcc unit cells of the solids 1 and 2 with the position of atoms as shown below. The radius of atom B  is twice that of atom A. The unit cell edge length is 50 % more in solid 2 than in 1 . What is the approximate packing efficiency in solid 2 ?

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If a the length of the side of a cube, the distance between the body centered atom one corner atom in the cube will be
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A given metal crystallises out with a cubic structure having edge length of 361 pm. If there are four metal atoms in one unit cell, what is the radius of one atom?
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An element has a face-centered cubic fcc structure with a cell edge of a. The distance between the centres of two nearest tetrahedral voids in the lattice is
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The total number of octahedral void (s) per atom present in a cubic close packed structure is :
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A crystal is made up of metal ions 'M1' and 'M2' and oxide ions. Oxide ions form a ccp lattice structure. The cation 'M1' occupies 50% of octahedral voids and the cation 'M2' occupies 12.5 % of tetrahedral voids of oxide lattice. The oxidation numbers of 'M1' and 'M2' are respectively :
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The packing efficiency of the face centered cubic (FCC), body centered cubic (BCC) and simple/primitive cubic (PC) lattices follows the order

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A metal crystallizes in a face centred cubic structure. If the edge length of its unit cell is 'a', the closest approach between two atoms in the metallic crystal will be
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The percentage of unoccupied volume in simple cubic cell is
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The correct order of the packing efficiency in different types of unit cells is
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A compound is formed by cation C and anion A . The anions form hexagonal close packed (hcp) lattice and the cations occupy 75% of octahedral voids. The formula of the compound is:
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An element crystallises in a face–centred cubic (fcc) unit cell with cell edge a. The distance between the centres of two nearest octahedral voids in the crystal lattice is:

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In a compound, atoms of elements Y form ccp lattice and those of element X occupy 2/3 rd of tetrahedral voids. The formula of the compound can be
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An element has a body centered cubic (bcc) structure with a cell edge of 288 pm. The atomic radius is
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An ionic compound is formed between a metal M and non-metal Y. If M occupies half the octahedral voids in the cubic close - packed arrangement formed by Y, the chemical formula of the ionic compound is
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A two-dimensional solid pattern formed by two different atoms X and Y is shown below. The black and white squares represent atoms X and Y , respectively. The simplest formula for the compound based on the unit cell from the pattern is

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Sodium metal crystallizes in a body centred cubic lattice with a unit cell edge of 4.29  . The radius of sodium atom is approximately: