Engineering Physics

Review Questions

1. Show that FCC is the most closely packed of the three cubic structures by working out the packing factors.

    

   (Set-1, Set-3–May 2007), (Set-3–Sept. 2007), (Set-2–June 2005), (Set-3–Nov. 2004), (Set-4–May 2004)

2. Describe the structure of NaCl.

    

   (Set-1, Set-3–May 2007), (Set-3–Sept. 2007), (Set-2–June 2005), (Set-3–Nov. 2004), (Set-4–May 2004), (Set-4–May 2003)

3. Explain the terms: (i) basis (ii) space lattice and (iii) unit cell.

    

   (Set-4–May 2006), (Set-1–Sept. 2007), (Set-1, Set-2–June. 2005), (Set-1–Nov. 2004), (Set-3–May 2003)

4. Describe seven crystal systems with diagrams.

    

   (Set-1–Sept. 2007), (Set-4–May 2007), (Set-4–May 2006), (Set-4–Sept. 2006), (Set-1, Set-2–June 2005), (Set-1–Nov. 2004), (Set-3–May 2003)

5. Obtain the relations ...