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What is the simplest formula of a solid whose cubic unit cell has the atom A at each corner, the atom B at each face centre and a C atom at the body centre?

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To find the simplest formula of the solid with the given arrangement of atoms in the cubic unit cell, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Identify the positions of the atoms in the unit cell - Atom A is located at each corner of the cubic unit cell. - Atom B is located at the center of each face of the cubic unit cell. - Atom C is located at the body center of the cubic unit cell. ### Step 2: Count the contribution of each type of atom ...
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  2. Which of the following is an amorphous solid?

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  3. Which of the following is not a property of crystalline substance

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  4. A crystal may have one or more planes of symmetry as well as one or mo...

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  5. The number of basic crystal systems is

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  6. The total number of elements of symmetry in a cubic crystal is

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  7. The number of Bravais lattices in a cubic crystal is:

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  8. In a sodium chloride crystal, each chloride ion is surrounded by:

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  9. The structure of CsCl crystal is:

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  10. The structure of NaCl crystal is:

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  11. The arrangement of Cl^(-) ions in CsCl structure is-

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  12. The number of atoms per unit cell in a face-centred cube is:

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  13. The coordination number of a body-centred atom in cubic structure is

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  14. Close packing is maximum in the crystal which is

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  15. In a body-centred cubic arrangement the ion A occupies the centre whil...

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  16. The number of atoms per unit cell in a simple cube, face - centred cub...

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  17. The radius of an ion in a body-centred cube of edge a is:

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  18. The volume occupied by an atom in a simple cubic unit cell is:

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  19. In a body centred cubic cell an atom at the body of centre is shared b...

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  20. In a face centred cubic cell, an atom at the face centre is shared by-

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  21. An atom at the corner of a simple cubic cell is shared by:

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