EXERCISE PROBLEMS IN UNIT-1
1. The potassium element has a BCC structure. The radius of a potassium atom is 0.22 nm
and its atomic weight is 39.1. Find the density of potassium.
2. The Gold element has an FCC structure. The radius of the gold atom is 0.166 nm and its
atomic weight is 196.97. Find the density of gold.
3. The cobalt element has an HCP structure. The radius of the cobalt atom is 0.2 nm and its
atomic weight is 58.93. Find the density of cobalt.
4. The iron element has a BCC structure. The BCC unit cell has a lattice constant of 0.2856
nm. The density of iron is 7874 kg/m3. Calculate the number of unit cells in 3kg of the
material iron.
5. The cadmium element has an HCP structure. The radius of a cadmium atom is 0.144 nm.
The density of cadmium is 4047 kg/m3. Calculate the number of unit cells in 4 kg of the
material of cadmium.
6. The Cesium element has a BCC structure. The density of Cesium is 1879 kg/m3 and its
atomic weight is 132.9. Find the lattice constant of the BCC unit cell and the radius of a
Cesium atom.
7. The platinum element has an FCC structure. The density of platinum is 21090 kg/m3 and
its atomic weight is 195.08. Find the lattice constant of the FCC unit cell and radius of a
platinum atom.
8. The lattice constant of the cubic unit cell of the tungsten element is 0.316 nm; its atomic
weight is 183.84, and its density is 19250 kg/m3. Find the type of cubic lattice.
9. The lattice constant of the cubic unit cell of palladium element is 0.389 nm; its atomic
weight is 106.4, and its density is 12020 kg/m3. Find the type of cubic lattice.
10. The lattice constant of the cubic unit cell of the germanium element is 0.566 nm; its
atomic weight is 72.64, and its density is 5323 kg/m3. Find the type of cubic lattice.
11. Find the radius of an impurity atom that can fit into the void space of the BCC unit cell of
niobium. The radius of a niobium atom is 0.146 nm.
12. Find the radius of an impurity atom that can fit into the octahedral void space of the FCC
unit cell of rhodium. The radius of the rhodium atom is 0.2 nm.
13. The barium atom in the BCC unit cell has an atomic radius of 0.222 nm. Find the
interplanar distance between (100), (110), and (111) planes in the barium crystals.
14. The aluminium atom in the FCC unit cell has an atomic radius of 0.143 nm. Find the
interplanar distance between (200), (110), and (111) planes in the aluminium crystals.
15. The potassium element has a BCC structure. The radius of a sodium atom is 0.22 nm and
its atomic weight is 39.1. Find the planar density of potassium atoms in the planes (010),
(011), and (111).
16. The Gold element has an FCC structure. The radius of the gold atom is 0.166 nm and its
atomic weight is 196.97. Find the planar density of gold atoms in the planes (001), (101),
and (111).
17. The copper element has an FCC structure. The radius of a copper atom is 0.128 nm. A
plane (112) makes intercepts at 0.362 ݊݉ along ܺ ܽ݊݀ ܻ axes. Find the length of the
intercept made by the same plane along ܼ − ܽݏ݅ݔ.