state of matter having constituent particles arranged in closed manner. Definiton particles arrangement in solid Properties of definite mass/volume solids shape, rigid , strong intermolecular force, Types of solids: A.on the basis of particles arrangements crystalline amorphous solids solids 1.Definite irregular shape shape Crystalline solids 2.long-range short order order 3. true Isotropic solids solids eg.copper, eg. glass Amorphous solids diamonds Types of crystalline solids A.molecular solids non-polar consituents particles molecules nature soft conductivity insulator polar molecules soft insulator B. Ionic solids 1. consist of IONS 2.columbic/electrostatics forces 3. Insulator 4.Hard and Brittle 5. High Mpt. eg. CaF2 , ZnS, MgO hydrogen-bonds molecules hard insulator c.Metallic solids D. covalent solids 1. metallic bonding 2. conductor 3. hard and ductile 4. malleable 5.High Mpt. eg. Fe, Cu, Ag,Mg 1.covalent bonding 2.conductor 3.hard and ductile 4.malleable 5.high Mpt. eg, SiO2, SiC Crystal Lattice A regular ordered arrangements of constituents particle in three dimensional is Crystal Lattice. The fixed positions on which the constituents particles are presents are called lattice points/ lattice sites . Unit cells It is smallest repeating unit in space lattice. Parameters which characterise a unit cell seven crystal systems: Types of unit cells: effective atom = z effective unit cells atoms(z) S.C 1 B.C.C 2 F.C.C 4 coordination number 6 8 12 relation between a&r packing efficiency a = 2r 53.3% a = 4r⁄√3 68% a =2√2r 74% coordination number: It is the number of nearest neighbours of a particle . Closed Packed Structure one dimension two dimension three dimension Square close packing coordination number = 4 type of packing = AAA Hexagonal close packing coordination number = 6 types of packing = ABAB Three dimensional close packing types of packing = AAAA Simple cubic lattice Tetrahedral voids Type pf pattern = ABABAB Cordination number = 12 eg. Mn, Zn octahedral voids Type pf pattern = ABCABCABC Cordination number = 12 eg. Cu, Ag types of voids a. tetrahedral voids four spheres are joined to form tetrahedron b. octahedral voids six spheres are joined to form tetrahedron Note: if number of octahedral voids is n then, number of tetrahedral voids is 2n top side shape packing efficiency: Volume occupied by spheres P.E = 100% Total volume of unit cell Packing efficiency for face centred unit cell = 74% Packing efficiency for body centred cubic unit cell = 68 % Packing efficiency for simple cubic unit cell = 52.4% Density of cell ·Types of defects: ·Point defects Point defects are the irregularities or deviations from ideal arrangement around a point or an atom in a crystalline substance. ·Line defects Line defects are the irregularities or deviations from ideal arrangement in entire rows of lattice points. ·Schottky defect-equal number of cations and anions are missing. ·Frenkel or dislocation defect the smaller ion (usually cation) is dislocated from its normal site to an interstitial site ·Classification of solids based on their electrical conductivities ·Types of semiconductors: ·Intrinsic semiconductors These are those semiconductors in which the forbidden gap is small. Only some electrons may jump to conduction band and show some conductivity. They have very low electrical conductivity. Example: Silicon, germanium. ·Extrinsic semiconductors When an appropriate impurity is added to an intrinsic semiconductor, it is called extrinsic semiconductors. Their electrical conductivity is high.
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