Solid State Question 246

Question: In orthorhombic, the value of $ a,b $ and $ c $ are respectively $ 4.2{AA},8.6{AA} $ and $ 8.3{AA} $ . given the molecular mass of the solute is $ 155gmmo{{l}^{-1}} $ and that of density is $ 3.3gm/cc $ , the number of formula units per unit cell is

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Options:

A) 2

B) 3

C) 4

D) 6

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

$ Z=\frac{V\times N_0\times d}{M} $

$ =\frac{4.2\times 8.6\times 8.3\times {{10}^{-24}}\times 6.023\times 10^{23}\times 3.3}{155} $

$ =3.84=4 $