Solid State

1.15 Number of atoms in close packaging = 0.5 mol

1 atom has 6.022*10²³ particles

So Number of particles in close-packed = 0.5 * 6.022 * 10²³ = 3.011*10²³

Number of tetrahedral voids = 2 * number of atoms in close packaging

Number of tetrahedral voids = 2 * 3.011 * 10²³= 6.022*10²³

Number of octahedral voids = number of atoms in close packaging

So the number of octahedral voids = 3.011 * 10²³

Total number of voids = Tetrahedral void + octahedral void

=6.022 * 10²³ + 3.011 * 10²³= 9.03*10²³

1.14  In square close-packed layer, a molecule is in contact with four of its neighbours. Therefore, the two-dimensional coordination number of a molecule in square close-packed layer is 4.

1.13   (i) An atom located at the corner of a cubic unit cell is shared by eight adjacent unit cells. Therefore, 1/8th portion of the atom is shared by one unit cell.
(ii) An atom located at the body centre of a cubic unit cell is not shared by its neighbouring unit cell. Therefore, the atom belongs only to the unit cell in which it is present i.e., its contribution to the unit cell is 1

1.12 

(ii) Face-centered unit cell: In a face-centered unit cell, the constituent particles are present at the corners 
and one at the centre of each face.
End-centered unit cell: An end-centered unit cell contains particles at the corners and one at the centre of 
any two opposite faces.

1.11 The six parameters that characterize a unit cell are as follows.
(i) Its dimensions along the three edges, a, b, and c these edges may or may not be equal.
(ii) Angles between the edges these are the angles (between edges b and c), (between edges a and c), and (between edges a and b)

1.10 The significance of a lattice point is that each lattice point represents one constituent particle of a solid which may be an atom, a molecule (group of atom), or an ion.

1.9 Metallic solids are electrical conductors, malleable, and ductile.

1.8 In solid state, ions are held together by strong electrostatic forces and are not free to move about within the solid. In ionic compounds, electricity is conducted by ions. Hence, in molten state or in solution form, the ions are free to move and can conduct electricity

1.7 The given properties are the resource of a covalent or network solid. Therefore, the given solid is a covalent or network solid. Examples of such solid are quartz (SiO) and diamond (C).