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Physics Of Metals In Metallurgy — Part 1 MCQs with Explanations

Practice high-yield Metallurgical Engineering MCQs on Physics Of Metals In Metallurgy — Part 1 with worked academic solutions for PAEC, NESCOM, HIT, FPSC.

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Question 1 of 40
★ PAEC ★ NESCOM

When the wavelength of the incident X-Tay increases the angle of diffraction

Question 2 of 40
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A schematic of X-ray diffraction pattern of a single phase cubic polycrystal is given below. The miller idices of Peak A is

Question 3 of 40
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The theoretical density of an fcc metal with atomic radius and atomic weight of 0.144 nm and 197 gm.mol -1 respectively, is approximately (in kg.m -3 )

Question 4 of 40
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A simplified energy band-diagram of an intrinsic semiconductor at thermal equilibrium (300 K) is shown. In the accompanying table, which one of the four cloumns correctly represents the listed parameters? Assume same effective mass for electrons and holes. Parameter Energy-difference Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Band-gap ΔE 2 ΔE 1 ΔE 2 ΔE 1 Electron affinity $$\frac{{\Delta {E_1}}}{2}$$ ΔE 2 - ΔE 1 $$\frac{{\Delta {E_2}}}{2}$$ ΔE 2 - $$\left( {\frac{{\Delta {E_1}}}{2}} \right)$$ Work function ΔE 1 + ΔE 2 ΔE 2 - $$\left( {\frac{{\Delta {E_1}}}{2}} \right)$$ ΔE 1 - $$\frac{{\Delta {E_2}}}{2}$$ ΔE 2 + $$\left( {\frac{{\Delta {E_1}}}{2}} \right)$$

Question 5 of 40
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The co-ordination number in simple cubic structure is

Question 6 of 40
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Nickel and copper have fcc structures with lattice parameters 0.352 and 0.361 nm respectively. The density of Ni in kg.m -3 is

Question 7 of 40
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For an ideal hexagonal-closed packed structure, the c/a ratio and packing efficiency respectively are.

Question 8 of 40
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A unit dislocation splits into two partial dislocations. The correct combination of the Burgers vectors of the partial dislocations for a given unit dislocation having Burgers vector $$\frac{a}{2}\left[ {1\overline 1 0} \right]$$

Question 9 of 40
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The Fe.Al intermetallic phase is an ordered bee structure with Fe atoms at the corner and Al atoms at the body centered positions. Each Fe atom is surrounded by

Question 10 of 40
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In an ionic crystal if the valancies of cation and anion are V C and V A and the coordination numbers of cation and anions are Nc and N A respectively, then the necessary condition for obtaining a stable crystal structure is

Question 11 of 40
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In a binary system A-B, ε AA , ε BB and ε AB correspond to A-A, B-B and A-B bond energies respectively. The miscibility gap will occur, if

Question 12 of 40
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Slipplane in copper is

Question 13 of 40
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The third peak in the X-ray diffraction pattern of a polycrystalline bcc metal is

Question 14 of 40
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Along which crystallographic direction, load must be applied in fcc single crystals so that slip starts Simultaneously only on six slip planes?

Question 15 of 40
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The following type of bonding is strongly directional in solids:

Question 16 of 40
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Number of slip systems in an ideal close packed hexagonal structure is

Question 17 of 40
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In one Fcc unit cell, there are

Question 18 of 40
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The atomic packing fraction of diamond cubic structure is

Question 19 of 40
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For a fcc unit cell, the ratio of the number of tetrahedral voids to the number of atoms is

Question 20 of 40
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The grain size of pure copper after annealing for 10 3 S is 10 μm. If the time exponent is 0.5, the total time of annealing required to obtain a grain size of 40 μm is . . . . . . . . S.

Question 21 of 40
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For dislocation with Burger vector b, the energy is

Question 22 of 40
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A unit cell of an element has maximum linear density along the [110] direction. The packing density of its (100) plane is

Question 23 of 40
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Saturation magnetization of an FCC metal with lattic parameter 0.2 nm is 600 kA/m. The net magnetic moment per atom is given by (in Bohr magnetron)

Question 24 of 40
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Which one of the following signals from a specimen is used in a scanning electron microscope to get quantitative elemental analysis?

Question 25 of 40
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An electron beam is accelarated by a potential and the velocity of electrons in the beam is 1.8754 × 10 8 m. s -1 . The accelarting potential in kilovolts is

Question 26 of 40
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At room temperature F.C.C. crystal structure is observed in

Question 27 of 40
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The planer density for (111) plane in a fcc crystal is

Question 28 of 40
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If the carrier charge concentration (n) and mobility (μa) in a metallic conductor are respectively 1.602 × 10 -19 C, 8.50 × 10 -3 m 2 . V -1 S -1 , the resistivity of the material in [Ω m] is

Question 29 of 40
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The miller indices of the direction common to the planes (111) and (110) in a cubic system is

Question 30 of 40
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The Fe. Al intermetallic phase has a disordered bcc structure at high temperatures. This first four Bragg reflections will be

Question 31 of 40
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An elliptical dislocation loop is gliding on plane ABCD of a single crystal of BCC material as shown in the following figure. It is gliding along the burger vector 'b'. Identify the correct statement. P. Plane ABCD belongs to the family of (110). Q. Burger vector 'b' belong to <110> direction. R. Dislocation has the edge character at point x and the screw character at point z. S. Dislocation has the screw character at point x

Question 32 of 40
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Match the planes in Group 1 with the interplaner spacings in Group 2 for a cubic crystal having a lattice parameter of 'α'. Group 1 Group 2 P. (100) 1. $$\frac{\alpha }{{\surd 5}}$$ Q. (110) 2. $$\frac{\alpha }{{\surd 3}}$$ R. (111) 3. $$\frac{\alpha }{{\surd 2}}$$ S. (210) 4. α 5. $$\frac{\alpha }{2}$$ 6. $$\frac{\alpha }{3}$$

Question 33 of 40
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Match the energy gaps in Group II with the materials in Group I . Group I Group II P. Diamond 1. 0.1 eV Q. Silicon 2. 0.7 eV R. Grey tin 3. 1.1 eV 4. 6.0 eV

Question 34 of 40
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In an FCC crystal, the strain energy per unit length of a dislocation with Burgers vector $$\frac{a}{2}$$ <110> is . . . . . . . . times that of a $$\frac{a}{6}$$ <112> dislocation.

Question 35 of 40
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In a hcp single crystal, slip on the basal plane may occur; if the tensile axis is along

Question 36 of 40
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The elastic strain in copper is due to

Question 37 of 40
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The atomic packing factor the diamond cubic structure is

Question 38 of 40
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For a cubic metal with lattice parameter of 3.92°A, the first four diffraction peaks from the X-ray powder diffraction pattern taken with Cu-Ka radiation (λ = 1.5405°A) occur at 2θ values of 39.7, 46.2, 67.5 and 81.3 degrees. The crystal structure of the metal is

Question 39 of 40
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In a conventional unit cell of a crystal a = b ≠ c and a = β = γ = 90°. This crystal belongs to which of the followings systems?

Question 40 of 40
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Fermi level of an atom refers to the

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