Engineering Sciences
GATE XE Classification and Structure of Materials PYQs
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The most favoured slip system in face centered cubic metal is
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Fe - 10 atom % C austenite (fcc), having no Fe vacancies, has a lattice parameter of 4 Å. The density of austenite in g cm
is ________ (round off to 2 decimal places)(Given: atomic weight of Fe = 55.8; atomic weight of C = 12.0; Avogadro’s number = 6.023 × 10²³)
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Following diagram shows a square 2-D lattice with a hexagonal motif (dark colored). The rotational symmetry element that must be present in the system is:

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The variation of molar volume (Vm) of a liquid showing glass transition temperature (Tg) while cooling from its melting temperature (Tm) is depicted by:

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Find the correct match between polymer name in Column I and the monomer type in Column II.
Column I
(I) Polyethylene
(II) Polypropylene
(III) Polyvinyl chloride
(IV) Polystyrene
Column II
(P) alkene with H and CH₃ substituents
(Q) alkene with H and Cl substituents
(R) alkene with H and C₆H₅ substituents
(S) alkene with H substituents

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Consider a FCC structured metal with lattice parameter a = 3.5 Å. If the material is irradiated using X-rays of wavelength λ = 1.5405 Å, the Bragg angle (2θ) corresponding to the fourth reflection will be:
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The number of Schottky defects per mole of KCl at 300 °C under equilibrium condition will be:
Given:
Activation energy for the formation of Schottky defect = 250 kJ.mol⁻¹
Avogadro number = 6.023 × 10²³ mol⁻¹
Universal Gas Constant = 8.314 J.K⁻¹.mol⁻¹
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For a FCC metal, the ratio of surface energy of surface to surface is ______ (round-off to two decimal places). Assume that only the nearest neighbor broken bonds contribute to the surface energy.
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In NaCl, the substitution of a Na
ion by a Ca
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A monochromatic X-ray beam of wavelength 0.154 nm is incident on a cubic crystal having lattice parameter a = 0.245 nm. The diffraction angle (2θ) for the first order reflection from a set of planes represented by the schematic plane below is _____ degrees. (round off to 1 decimal place)

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