Properties of Solids
Properties of Solids: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Semiconductors, Superconductors, Piezoelectricity, Insulators, Diamagnetic Substances, Paramagnetic Substances, Ferromagnetic Substances, Pyroelectricity, Magnetic Properties of Solids and, Antiferromagnetic Substances
Important Questions on Properties of Solids
Define superconductivity of a substance.
What is effect of Pyroelectric coefficient with Temperature?
What are applications of pyroeletricity?
Pyroelectricity is an application of dielectric properties of solid.
What is Pyroelectricity or Pyroelectric Material?
Which of the following is a dielectric property of solids?
What is dielectric properties in ferroelectric solid? Write one examples of ferroelectric solid.
How a metal becomes a superconductor?
A diode is a combination of -type and -type semiconductor.
Transistors are made by sandwiching a layer of one type of _____ between two layers of the other type of semiconductor.
What are transistors and where are they used?
What is diode and where it is used?
Write two daily life applications of semiconductors.
Ferromagnetic substances would make better permanent magnets. Justify the given statement.
Which of the following are dielectric properties of solids:
Dielectric materials are electrical conductors that can be polarised by the application of an electric field.
On the basis of magnetic properties, how can you classify the substances into different types? Define each of them. Also give examples in each case.
What is meant by groups compounds. Give an example.
Explain paramagnetism with a suitable example.
