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SOLID STATE
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means that there is a regular pattern of arrangement of particles which is repeated over the entire crystal.
They possess definite and characteristic melting points and heats of fusion. They show anisotropic nature.
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Anisotropic substances exhibit different values for some physical properties like refractive index, electri-
cal resistance etc., in different directions.
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E.g.., Sodium chloride, crystalline quartz etc.,
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Amorphous solids
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Amorphous solids have irregular shape. They possess only short range orders i.e., the regular pattern
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of arrangement is repeated over short distance only. They do not possess definite and characteristic
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melting points and heats of fusion. They show isotropic nature as they exhibit same values for some
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Cleavage When cut with a sharp edged tool, they split When cut with a sharp edged tool, they cut
property into two pieces and the newly generated into two pieces with irregular surfaces.
surfaces are plain and smooth
Heat of fusion They have a definite and characteristic They do not have definite heat of fusion
heat of fusion
Anisotropy Anistropic in nature Isotropic in nature
Nature True solids Pseudo solids or super cooled liquids
Order Long range order Only short range order
2) Ionic Solids : Ions are the constituent particles. The cations and anions are arranged regularly in three
dimensions and strongly held together by electrostatic attractions. These solids are rigid with high melting
points. But they are brittle and non elastic. As the ions are not free to move, ionic solids are electrical
insulators in solid state.
E.g., NaCl, KCl etc.,
3) Metallic Solids : Metallic crystals constitute orderly arranged metal atom in a sea of free electrons.
These electrons held the metal atoms together.
Metals are rigid and possess high melting points due to strong metallic bonds. Due to the presence of
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free electrons, they are good electrical and thermal conductors. They are also lustrous, opaque, malleable
and ductile.
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E.g., Cu, Al, Fe etc.,
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4) Covalent Crystals : The entire crystal is considered as a giant molecule. It is a three dimensional
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These solids are very hard with extremely high melting points. They do not conduct electricity (except
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(1) Molecular
solids
(i) van der wall's Molecules van der wall's Ar, CCl4, Soft Insulator Very
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(3) Metallic solids Positive ions Metallic bonding Fe, Cu,Ag, Hard but Conductors Fairly
in a sea of Mg, malleable in solid state high
delocalised and as well as in
electrons ductile molten stste
(4) Covalent or Atoms Covalent bonding SiO2 Hard Insulators Very
network solids (quartz), high
SiC, C
(diamond),
AlN,
C(graphite) Soft Conductor
(exception)
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Metalling bonding
The bonding in metals can be explained by using following theories.
1) Electron sea model (Drude-Lorentz theory)
According to this theory
i) A metal lattice comprises of rigid spheres of metal ions in a sea of free electrons.
ii) Metal atoms contribute their valence electrons to the sea of free electrons.
iii) These electrons move freely through the interstices.
iv) The attraction between metal ions and free electrons is called metallic bond.
v) This theory could explain the electrical and thermal conductivity of metal. But it fails in explaining the
lattice energies quantitatively.
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as a highly delocalized covalent bond between metal atoms. Metal can exhibit several resonance
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structures due to the delocalization of one electron and electron pair covalent bonds. These resonance
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structures confer stability to the metallic crystal. Various resonance forms in sodium metal are shown
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below.
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This theory could not explain metallic lustre, heat conduction by metals and retention of metallic
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Unit cell : The smallest part of the crystal lattice which generates entire crystal when repeated in three
dimensions is known as unit cell.
Crystal parameters
The three edges of unit cell are denoted by a,b and c and the angles between these edges are
denoted by , and
between b & c
between a & c
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2) Body centered unit cell: It contains particles at all the eight corner as well as at the centre of the
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3) Face centered unit cell: In this unit cell, all the eight corners and six faces are occupied by
the constituent particles in the unit cell.
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4) End centre unit cell: In this unit cell, one constituent particle is present at the centre of any two
opposite faces besides those present at the corners.
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Bravais
Crystal System length Angles Examples
Lattices
parameters
1. Cubic 3 (P, I, F) a=b=c NaCl, Zinc
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1. Cubic a b c
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2. Tetragonal abc
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5. Hexagonal abc c
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6. Monoclinic abc
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Packing in metallic solids
Metal atoms in metallic crystal can be packed closely in four different arrangements as described
below.
1) Simple cubic arrangement
Simple cubic arrangement of metallic crystal is obtained when two dimensional square close
packed layers are arranged over each other such that the spheres in the second layer are present
exactly over the spheres of first layer.
The coordination number of each sphere in this arrangement is six. The packing fraction is only
52%.
E.g., Polonium
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2) Body centered cubic (BCC) arrangement
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In this arrangement, the two dimensional square close packed layers are arranged such that the
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spheres in every next layer are arranged over the voids of the first layer.
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The coordination number is eight and packing fraction is 68% in this arrangement.
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E.g., Na, K, Rb, Cs, ba, Cr, Mo, W etc.,
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In this arrangement, the closest packed layers are arranged in ABAB pattern. There are two types
of closest packed layers in which the spheres in every second layer (B) are present over the voids of
one type in first layer (A).
The coordination number is twelve and packing fraction is 74%.
E.g., Be, Mg, Cd, Co, Zn, Ti, Tl etc.,
4) Cubic close packed arrangement (CCP) or Face centered cubic (FCC) arrangement
In this arrangement, the closest packed layers are arranged in ABCABC pattern. The spheres in
the second layer (B) are arranged over one type of voids in the first layer (A). Whereas the spheres in
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The coordination number is twelve and packing fraction is 74%.
E.g., Al, Cu, Au, Pt, Pb, Pd, Ni, Ca etc.,
Packing fraction
It indicates how much of space is occupied by constituent spheres in a crystal lattice.
volume of all the spheres
Packing fraction =
volume of the crystal
Coordination number : The number of closest atoms surrounding an atom in a metallic crystal is
known as coordination number of that crystal.
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In simple cubic unit cell: z = 8 x 1/8 = 1
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Types of voids
Trigonal void :The empty space between adjacent three spheres in a layer of closely packed crystals is
called trigonal void .
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trigonal void
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If the number of atoms in closely packed crystals ( hcp or ccp) is 'X' then the number of trigonal voids in
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them is '8X'.
Tetrahedral void : The three dimensional empty space formed in between closely spaced three spheres
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in a layer and another sphere in the next layer is called tetrahedral void.
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tetrahedral void
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There are two types of tetrahedral holes in closely packed crystals ( hcp or ccp) . The total number of
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tetrahedral holes containing 'X' atoms in hcp or ccp crystal is equal to '2X'.
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Octahedral void : The empty space between three spheres of one layer and three spheres of next layer
is called octahedral void.
octahedral void
In hcp and ccp arrangements, the number of octahedral voids is equal to number of atoms in the crystal.
Defects in crystals
The irregularities in the arrangement of constituent particles in crystals lead to several types ofdefects
in crystals.
Defects in crystals affect density, heat capacity, entropy, mechanical strength, electrical conductivity,
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catalytic activity etc., . Thermodynamically all the crystal have the tendency to become defective because
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defects increase the entropy of crystals.
Defects in crystals are broadly divided into
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i) Point defects: which occur around a lattice point in a crystal.
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ii) Line or extended defects: which are present in one or more dimensions.
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Defects can also be classified into
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i) Intrinsic : which are present in pure crystals.
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iii) Impurity defects : These defects otherwise known as extrinsic defects occur due to presence of
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impurities in crystals.
Stoichiometric defects
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1. Schottky defect
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The point defect which arises due to missing of ions at the lattice points of ionic crystal is called
schottky defect.
In order to maintain electrical neutrality, the number of missing cations and anions must be equal.
Schottky defects are shown by ionic compounds in which cation and an ion sizes are equal. They
show high coordination numbers ( 6 or 8).
Eg :- NaCl, KCl, CsCl etc.,
The density of crystal decreases with increase in number of schottky defects.
It is a thermodynamic defect i.e., the number of defects increases with temperature.
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Frenkel defect
It is a point defect formed due to shifting of an atom or ion from its normal lattice point to an interstitial
site. It is also called dislocation defect.
This defect is shown by ionic compounds in which there is a large difference in size of ions.
E.g., AgCl, Ag Br, AgI, ZnS etc.,
In above compounds cations (Ag+, Zn2+ etc.,) are smaller in size when compared to anions ( like halides).
Frenkel defect does not change the density of the crystal.
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Bragg's equation: Consider a crystal surface with planes of lattice points as shown below. Let the inter
planar distance between them is 'd'. Now consider two X-rays , of wavelength ' ' ,which are incident on
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the surface of the crystal and undergoing constructive interference.
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The first ray is reflected at point 'A' on the surface of 1st plane, where as the 2nd ray is reflected at
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point 'B' on the surface of 2nd plane, both at an angle of . This is called angle of reflection.
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Both the rays travel the same distance till the wavefront 'AD'. The second ray travels an extra distance
of DB+BC and then interfere with first ray constructively. If the two waves are to be in phase, the path
difference between the two rays must be an integral multiple of wavelength of X-ray ' '.
i.e., n DB BC (where n= an integer and known as order of diffraction)
and AB = d = inter planar distance
Now DB = BC = d sin
or DB+BC = 2d sin
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Above equation is known as Bragg's equation.
Electrical properties: Based on electrical conductivity, solids are broadly divided into three types.
(i) Conductors: The solids with conductivities ranging between 104 to 107 ohm–1m–1 are called conduc-
tors. Metals have conductivities in the order of 107 ohm–1m–1 and are good conductors.
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(ii) Insulators : These are the solids with very low conductivities ranging between 10–20 to 10–10 ohm–
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m .
(iii) Semiconductors : These are the solids with conductivities in the intermediate range from 10–6 to 104
ohm–1m–1.
A conductor may conduct electricity through the movement of electrons or ions. Metals conduct
electricity in solid as well as molten state through the movement of electrons. The conductivity of metals
can be explained as follows.
The atomic orbitals of metal atoms form molecular orbitals which are so close in energy to each other
and form a band. There are two types of molecular orbitals possible. The molecular orbitals with low
energy are referred to as bonding and with high energy are called anti-bonding orbitals. The band formed
by bonding molecular orbitals is generally called valence band and that band formed by anti-bonding
orbitals is called conduction band. If the valence band is partially filled or it overlaps with conduction
band, then electrons can flow easily under an applied electric field and the metal shows conductivity. The
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conductivity of metals decreases with increase in temperature due to increase in vibrations of atoms.
In case of insulators, the gap between valence and conduction bands is very large and hence the
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electrons cannot jump from filled valence band to unoccupied conduction band. Hence these substances
exhibit poor electrical conductivity.
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But in case of semiconductors, there is a small gap between valence and conduction bands. There-
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fore, some number of electrons can jump into conduction band and show some conductivity. The con-
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ductivity of semiconductors increases with raise in temperature as more number of electrons can jump to
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Doping: The process of addition of impurities (dopant) to enhance the conductivity of semiconductors is
called doping.
Extrinsic semi conductors are divided into two types based on type of impurity (dopant) added viz.,
n-type and p-type semi conductors.
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i) n-type semi-conductors: The extrinsic semi conductors which contain electron-rich impurities are
called n-type semi conductors. The electrical conductivity is due to movement of electrons.
Eg., Silicon or germanium doped with phosphorus or arsenic (15th group elements)
Mechanism: Silicon and germanium belong to group 14 of the periodic table and have four valence
electrons each. In their crystals each atom forms four covalent bonds with its neighbors . When doped
with a group 15 element like P or As, which contains five valence electrons, they occupy some of the
lattice sites in silicon or germanium crystal . Four out of five electrons are used in the formation of four
covalent bonds with the four neighboring silicon atoms. The fifth electron is extra and becomes delocal-
ized. These delocalized electrons increase the conductivity of doped silicon (or germanium). Here the
increase in conductivity is due to the negatively charged electron, hence silicon doped with electron-rich
impurity is called n-type semiconductor.
ii) p-type semiconductors: The extrinsic semi conductors which contain electron-deficit impurities are
called p-type semi conductors. The electrical conductivity is due to electron holes.
Eg., silicon or germanium doped with boron or aluminium or gallium (13th group elements)
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Mechanism: Silicon or germanium doped with a 13th group element like B, Al or Ga which contains only
three valence electrons. As they can form only three bonds, an electron vacant site called 'electron hole'
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on the dopant atom is formed. An electron from a neighboring atom can jump into this electron hole by
creating a new hole on the neighboring atom. Thus there is a movement of electron holes and electrons in
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opposite direction. As the conductivity is increased due to formation of positively charged holes, the
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2) Transistors are made by sandwiching a layer of one type of semiconductor between two layers of the
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3) npn and pnp type of transistors are used to detect or amplify radio or audio signals.
4) The solar cell is an efficient photodiode used for conversion of light energy into electrical energy.
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Magnetic properties :
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Materials can be divided into three different classes viz., diamagnetic, paramagnetic and ferromag-
netic substances, depending on their responses to an applied magnetic field.
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Diamagnetic materials : Diamagnetic materials are weakly repelled by the applied magnetic fields. It is
because all the electrons are paired.
Eg., NaCl; ZnO2; Benzene.
Ferromagnetic materials : Ferromagnetic substances show permanent magnetism even after the ap-
plied magnetic field is removed.
Eg., Fe, CrO2.
In these substances there are domains of magnetization, which direct their magnetic moments in the
same direction. A spontaneous alignment of magnetic moments in the same direction gives rise to ferro-
magnetism. Fe, Co, Ni are the only three elements which show ferromagnetism at room temperature.
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Problems :
1) A Metal crystallizes in fcc lattice. It the edge length of unit cell is 0.56 A0. Calculate the nearest
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2) Na metal crystallizes in body centered cubic lattice the edge length of unit cell is 0.424 nm at 298 K
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3) An ionic compound contains two elements X and Y. If the atoms of X occupy the corners of unit cell
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diffraction for a second order reflection is 14.660. Calculate the distance between parallel planes of
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atoms from which the scattered beam appears to have been reflected.
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5) A crystal when examined by the Bragg's technique using X-rays of wave length 2.29A0 gave an X-ray
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reflection at an angle of 23020'. Calculate the inter-planar spacing ; With another X-ray source, the
reflection was observed at 15026'. What was the wave length of the X-rays of the second source.
6) X-rays of wave length 5460A0 are incident on a grating with 5700 lines per cm. Find the angles of
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