Chemistry·Prelims Questions

Ionic Solids — Prelims Questions

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Updated 22 Mar 2026
Q1medium

An ionic compound AB has a rock salt type structure. If the radius of the cation A+\text{A}^+ is 100pm100\,\text{pm} and the radius of the anion B\text{B}^- is 200pm200\,\text{pm}, what is the coordination number of A+\text{A}^+?

Q2easy

Which of the following statements about ionic solids is INCORRECT?

Q3medium

Which of the following defects in ionic solids does NOT alter the density of the crystal?

Q4medium

In a crystal of an ionic compound, the A+\text{A}^+ ions are arranged in a face-centered cubic (FCC) lattice, and the B\text{B}^- ions occupy all the tetrahedral voids. What is the formula of the ionic compound?

Q5medium

Which of the following ionic compounds is most likely to exhibit a Frenkel defect?

Q6easy

An ionic solid crystallizes in a body-centered cubic (BCC) structure where the cation M+\text{M}^+ occupies the body center and the anion X\text{X}^- occupies the corners of the cube. What is the coordination number of M+\text{M}^+ and X\text{X}^- respectively?