SHORT QUESTIONS ON SOLID STATE
Short questions on Solid State 1. Solid state refers to the physical state of the matter with a rigid structure. 2. Solids have closely packed atoms or molecules or ions. 3. Solid state physics studies the properties and behavior of solids. 4. Crystalline solids have an ordered atomic arrangement. 5. Amorphous solids lack long-range order. 6. Unit cell is the smallest repeating unit in a crystal lattice. 7. Bravais lattices are the 14 possible lattice arrangements. 8. Miller indices describe crystallographic planes and directions. 9. Ionic bonding involves the transfer of electrons between atoms. 10. Covalent bonding results from electron sharing between atoms. 11. Metallic bonding occurs in metals with delocaliz...