Repeatable entity of a crystal structure is known as

A. Crystal
B. Lattice
C. Unit cell
D. Miller indices
ANSWER: C
Coordination number for closest packed crystal structure
A. 16
B. 12
C. 8
D. 4
ANSWER: B
Atomic packing factor is
A. Distance between two adjacent atoms
B. Projected area fraction of atoms on a plane
C. Volume fraction of atoms in cell
D. None
ANSWER: C
Coordination number in simple cubic crystal structure
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
ANSWER: B
The atomic diameter of an BCC crystal (if a is lattice parameter) is
A. a
B. a/2
C. a/(4/3)
D. a/(4/2)
ANSWER: C
A family of directions is represented by
A. (hkl)
B. <uvw>
C. {hkl}
D. [uvw]
ANSWER: B
Miller indices for Octahedral plane in cubic crystal
A. (100)
B. (110)
C. (111)
D. None
ANSWER: C
For c coordination number of four, anion sits at the center of ..where corners are
occupied by cations
A. Cube
B. Tetrahedron
C. Triangle
D. Octahedron
ANSWER: B
The durection along the face diagonal of a unit cell of a cubic crystal is denot
ed by
A. [111]

B. [100]
C. [110]
D. [112]
ANSWER: C
In abody centered cubic lattice which one of the following direction has the max
imum linear density
A. [110]
B. [100]
C. [211]
D. [111]
ANSWER: D
A crystal plane intercepts the crystal axes at 0.5 a,b, and is parallel to the c
axis. The Miller indices of the plane is
A. (120)
B. (210)
C. (012)
D. (102)
ANSWER: B
Which one of following planes in a FCC lattice has the highest planar density?
A. (110)
B. (100)
C. (111)
D. (211)
ANSWER: A
Which of the following structures have the hieghest Packing Factor?
A. FCC
B. Simple Cubic
C. BCC
D. FCC and Simple Cubic
ANSWER: D
How many atoms per unit cell are there in diamond cubic structure?
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 12
ANSWER: C
The corordination number in FCC structure is
A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 12
ANSWER: D
The ionic radius of potassium is 1.33 and that of chlorine is 1.81. The stable c
onfiguration of KCI structure is
A. triangular
B. tetrahedral
C. octahedral
D. cubic
ANSWER: D
The number of nearest neighbour in Octahedral configuration is
A. 4
B. 6

C. 8
D. 12
ANSWER: B
The packing fraction of simple cubic (SC) structure is about
A. 52%
B. 68%
C. 25%
D. 74%
ANSWER: A
Packing fraction of body centered cube (BCC) structure is equal to
A. 52%
B. 68%
C. 74%
D. 25%
ANSWER: B
Packing fraction of face centered cube (FCC) structure is equal to
A. 74%
B. 68%
C. 52%
D. 25%
ANSWER: A
Each unit cell in sodium chloride has __________ sodium ions and _________Associ
ated chlorine ions.
A. 2, 2
B. 3, 3
C. 4, 4
D. 5, 5
ANSWER: C
The Miller indices of the diagonal plane of a cube is
A. 110
B. 100
C. 111
D. 011
ANSWER: A
Crystal directions are defined as:
A. certain directions inside the crystal along which large concentration of atom
s exists
B. certain directions inside the crystal along which low concentration of atoms
exists
C. certain directions inside the crystal along which no atoms are present
D. none
ANSWER: A
Crystal planes and directions can be represented by a set of _____ small integer
s
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 6
ANSWER: B
To represent crystal direction, the Miller indices should be enclosed in
A. square brackets
B. round brackets

C. curly brackets
D. one
ANSWER: A
If the Miller indices of two planes are (211) and (422), then they are:
A. parallel
B. perpendicular
C. they are at an angle of 45
D. none
ANSWER: A
A plane intercepts the crystel axes a at 0.25a and b at 0.50b. It is parallel to
the third axis. Determine the Miller indices of the plane.
A. (312)
B. (210)
C. (212)
D. (110)
ANSWER: B
Decreasing grain size in a polycrystalline material
A. Increases yield strength and corrosion resistance.
B. Decreases yield strength and corrosion resistance
C. Decreases yield strength but increases corrosion resistance
D. Increases yield strength but decreases corrosion resistance.
ANSWER: A
When the temperature of a solid metal increases
A. Strength of the metal decreases but ductility increases
B. Both strength and ductility of the metal decrease
C. Both strength and ductility of the metal increase
D. Strength of the metal increases but ductility decreases
ANSWER: A
Magnesium is extruded and not rolled because
A. It has a low melting point
B. It has a low density
C. Its reactivity with roll material is high
D. It has a dose-packed hexagonal structure
ANSWER: A
The material property which depends only on the basic crystal structure is
A. Fatigue strength
B. Work hardening
C. Fracture strength
D. Elastic constant
ANSWER: C
For a Rhombo hedral space lattice, which one of the following is correct?
A. = = = 90
B. = = 90
C. = = 90
D. 90
ANSWER: B
Which one of the followin p
irs of
xis len ths (
, , c)
nd inter-
xi
l
n le
s (,, ) represents the tetr
on
l cryst
l system?
A.
=  = c; = = = 90
B.
=  c; = = = 90
C.
 c; = = = 90
D.
=  = c; = = 90

ANSWER: B
Which one of the followin p
irs is not correctly m
tched? Sp
ce L
ttice Rel
tio
n etween Atomic r
dius r
nd Ed e element

A. Simple cuic structure :
2 = 4 r2
B. Body-centred cuic structure : 3
2 = 16r2
C. Triclinic : 2
2 = 3r2
D. F
ce-centred cuic structure :
2 = 8r2
ANSWER: C
In Zinc Blende structure, e
ch
tom is surrounded y four
toms of the opposite
kind which
re loc
ted
t the comers of which one of the followin ?
A. Tetr
hedron
B. Hex
hedron
C. Cue
D. Orthorhomic
ANSWER: A
In the
tomic h
rd-sphere model of the cryst
l structure of Copper, wh
t is the
ed e len th of unit cell?
A. 2 x Atomic r
dius
B. (4/ 3) x Atomic r
dius
C. (22) x Atomic r
dius
D. 2 x Atomic r
dius
ANSWER: C
The coordin
tion numer for FCC cryst
l structure is
A. 4
B. 8
C. 12
D. 16
ANSWER: C
The effective numer of l
ttice points in the unit cell of simple cuic, ody ce
ntered cuic,
nd f
ce c
ntered cuic sp
ce l
ttices, respectively,
re
A. 1, 2, 2
B. 1, 2, 4
C. 2, 3, 4
D. 2, 4, 4
ANSWER: B
Assumin
toms to e perfect spheres, wh
t is the v
lue of the hi hest possile

tomic p
ckin f
ctor (APF) in met
ls?
A. 0.95
B. 0.74
C. 0.66
D. 0.5
ANSWER: B
Atomic p
ckin f
ctor (APF) in the c
se of copper cryst
l is
A. 0.52
B. 0.68
C. 0.74
D. 1.633
ANSWER: C
Which one of the followin is the correct
scendin order of p
ckin density for
the iven cryst
l structures of met
ls?
A. Simple cuic F
ce centred cuic Body centred cuic
B. Body centred cuic - Simple cuic - F
ce centred cuic

C. Simple cuic - Body centred cuic - F
ce centred cuic

D. Body centred cuic - F
ce centred cuic - Simple cuic
ANSWER: C
Consider the followin st
tements
out FCC
nd HCP cryst
l structure: 1. Both h

ve s
me coordin
tion numer
nd
tomic p
ckin fr
ction. 2. Both represent clo
sely p
cked cryst
l structures. 3. Both structures
re ener
ted y st
ckin of
close p
cked pl
nts on top of one
nother, ut only the st
ckin sequence is dif
ferent. Which of the st
tements iven
ove
re correct?
A. 1
nd 2
B. 2
nd 3
C. 1,2
nd 3
D. 1
nd 3
ANSWER: D
Which one of the followin p
irs of
xis len ths (
, , c)
nd inter-
xi
l
n le
s (, , ) represents the simple cuic cryst
l system?
A.
=  = c; = = = 90
B.
=  c; = = = 90
C.
 c; = = = 90
D.
=  = c; = = 90
ANSWER: A
Which one of the followin p
irs of
xis len ths (
, , c)
nd inter-
xi
l
n le
s (, , ) represents rhomohedr
l cryst
l system?
A.
=  = c; = = = 90
B.
=  c; = = = 90
C.
 c; = = = 90
D.
=  = c; = = 90
ANSWER: D
Which one of the followin p
irs of
xis len ths (
, , c)
nd inter-
xi
l
n le
s (, , ) represents Hex
on
l cryst
l system?
A.
=  = c; = = = 90
B.
=  c; = = 90, = 180
C.
 c; = = = 180
D.
=  = c; = = 90
ANSWER: B
Which one of the followin p
irs of
xis len ths (
, , c)
nd inter-
xi
l
n le
s (, , ) represents triclinic cryst
l system?
A.
=  = c; = = = 90
B.
=  c; = = = 90
C.
 c; 90
D.
=  = c; = = 90
ANSWER: C
Which one of the followin p
irs is correctly m
tched? Sp
ce L
ttice Rel
tion e
tween Atomic r
dius r
nd Ed e element

A. Simple cuic structure :
2 = 4 r2
B. Body-centred cuic structure : 9
2 = 16r2
C. Hex
on
l closed p
cked structure : 2
2 = 3r2
D. F
ce-centred cuic structure : 3
2 = 8r2
ANSWER: A
Which one of the followin p
irs is not correctly m
tched? Sp
ce L
ttice Rel
tio
n etween Atomic r
dius r
nd Ed e element

A. Simple cuic structure : 4
2 = r2
B. Body-centred cuic structure : 3
2 = 16r2
C. Hex
on
l closed p
cked structure : 2
2 = 3r2

D. F
ce-centred cuic structure : 16
2 = r2

ANSWER: B
Which one of the followin p
irs is not correctly m
tched? Sp
ce L
ttice Rel
tio
n etween Atomic r
dius r
nd Ed e element

A. Simple cuic structure : 3
2 = 2r2
B. Body-centred cuic structure : 9
2 = 16r2
C. Hex
on
l closed p
cked structure :
2 = 4r2
D. F
ce-centred cuic structure : 3
2 = 8r2
ANSWER: C
Which one of the followin p
irs is not correctly m
tched? Sp
ce L
ttice Rel
tio
n etween Atomic r
dius r
nd Ed e element

A. Simple cuic structure :3
2 = 4 r2
B. Body-centred cuic structure : 9
2 = 16r2
C. Hex
on
l closed p
cked structure : 4
2 = r2
D. F
ce-centred cuic structure :
2 = 8r2
ANSWER: D
The Miller indices of set of p
r
llel pl
nes, which m
kes intercepts in the r
ti
o of 3
: 4 on x
nd y
xis
nd p
r
llel to z
xis (with
, 
re l
ttice p
r
me
ters)
re
A. [0 4 3]
B. [4 3 0]
C. [3 3 0]
D. [3 4 0]
ANSWER: B
The numer of nei horin
A. 6
B. 12
C. 8
D. 4
ANSWER: B

toms in FCC cryst
l is

The r
tio of p
ckin f
ctor of
n FCC cryst
l to the p
ckin f
ctor of
sin le
cuic cryst
l is
A. 1.12
B. 0.72
C. 1.42
D. 0.68
ANSWER: C