Engineering Sciences
GATE XE Classification and Structure of Materials PYQs
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Question 48
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Which one of the following unit cell parameters represents a tetragonal crystal system?
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The Miller indices for the shaded plane shown in the unit cell below is

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Which of the following figures schematically represent(s) either the Frenkel defect or the Schottky defect in ionic solids?
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Aliovalent doping of
in
leads to the formation of defects. Which one of the following is the correct defect reaction?Your answerChoose one option.
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A screw dislocation in a FCC crystal has Burgers vector of
, where
is the lattice constant. The possible slip plane(s) is/are:Your answerSelect all correct options. You can choose more than one.
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Match the lattice planes and directions (in Column I) with the corresponding Miller indices (in Column II):
Column I: (P), (Q), (R), (S); Column II: 1.
; 2.
; 3.
; 4.
.
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Among the 14 Bravais lattices, there is no base centred cubic unit cell. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?
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Number of atoms per unit area of the (110) plane of a body centered cubic crystal, with lattice parameter 'a', is
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Match the following materials with their corresponding bonding types.
Material | Bonding |
|---|---|
P: Cu₀.₅Al₀.₅ | 1: Ionic |
Q: ZnS | 2: Covalent |
R: Na₂O | 3: Metallic |
S: Li₄SiO₄ | 4: Mixed |
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Amino acids react to form peptides and proteins. This process is known as
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