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Why are solids rigid ?

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Solids are rigid because the constituent particles are very closely packed. They donot have any translatory movement and can only oscillate about their mean positions.
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DINESH PUBLICATION-SOLID STATE-N.C.E.R.T
  1. Why are solids rigid ?

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  2. Why do solids have a definite volume?

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  3. Classify the following as amorphous or crystalline solids: polyurethan...

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  4. Why is glass considered a supercooled liquid?

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  5. The refractive index of a solid is observed to have the same value alo...

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  6. Classify the following solids in different categories based on the nat...

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  7. A solid substance 'A' is very hard and electrical insulator both in th...

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  8. Why are ionic solids conducting in the molten state and not in the sol...

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  9. What type of solids are electrical conductors, malleable or ductile?

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  10. Give the significance of "lattice point."

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  11. Name the parameters that characterized a unit cell.

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  12. Distinguish between a. Hexagonal and monoclinic unit cells (b) Fac...

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  13. Explain how much portin of an atom located at (a) corner and (b) body ...

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  14. What is the two-dimensional coordination number of a molecule in squar...

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  15. A compound is formed hexagonal close-packed structure. What is the tot...

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  16. A compound formed by two elements M and N. Element N forms ccp and ato...

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  17. Which of the following lattices has the highest packing efficency (a) ...

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  18. An element with molar mass 2.7 xx 10^(2) kg mol^(-1) forms a 2.7 xx 10...

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  19. What type of defect can arise when a solid is heated? Which physica...

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  20. What type of stoichiometric defect is shown by: (a) ZnS (b) AgBr

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