NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: SOLID STATE

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A compound formed by elements

X

and

Y

crystallises in a cubic structure in which the

X\,atoms

are at the corners of a cube and the

Y\,atoms

are at the face centres. The formula of the compound is

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Correct option: A

X{Y_3}

Option A (

X{Y_3}

) is correct because X atoms at the corners contribute 1/8 each, totaling 1 X atom, and Y atoms at the face centers contribute 1/2 each, totaling 3 Y atoms.

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ion, assuming that the cell edge length for CsCl is 0.4123 nm and that the ionic radius of a

\mathrm{C}{\mathrm{I}^ - }

ion is

\;0.181\,\,nm

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A

and

B

such that

A

occurs at the corners of the cube and

Y

at the face centres. The formula of the molecule is Which species is diamagnetic ? The arrangement ABCABC……is referred to as,