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The document lists a series of university questions related to material characterization techniques, focusing on Miller indices, crystal structures, and X-ray diffraction. It includes tasks such as drawing cubic unit cells, calculating interplanar spacing, and explaining the use of X-rays in studying crystal structures. Additionally, it covers the construction and working principles of various microscopy techniques like SEM, AFM, STM, and TEM.

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University Questions Material Characterization Techniques.docx

The document lists a series of university questions related to material characterization techniques, focusing on Miller indices, crystal structures, and X-ray diffraction. It includes tasks such as drawing cubic unit cells, calculating interplanar spacing, and explaining the use of X-rays in studying crystal structures. Additionally, it covers the construction and working principles of various microscopy techniques like SEM, AFM, STM, and TEM.

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University Questions(Material Characterization Techniques)

1. What are Miller Indices? Explain the procedure to determine Miller indices?(Dec 13)

2. Draw the following in a cubic unit cell (012) (123) (121) (May 15)

3. Draw the following in a cubic unit cell (113) (200) (001) (May 17)

4. Draw the following in a cubic unit cell (123) (321) (102) (Dec 2018)

5. Draw the following in a cubic unit cell (200) (230) (May 2019)

6. Find the intercepts made by a plane (101), (414) in a cubic unit cell. Draw (2 1 1) and (124) in a
cubic unit cell. (May 13)
7. Represent (102) (002) and (121) in a cubic unit cell (Dec 13)

8. Represent (021) (123) and (121) in a cubic unit cell (May 14)

9. Find the Miller indices for a set of parallel plane which makes an intercept 3a:4b on the x and y
axes and is parallel to z axis (May 14)
10. Find the Miller indices of a plane which makes an intercept a,4a and a where a is a lattice constant.
Draw (102), (201) and (001) in a cubic cell (Dec14)
11. Find the interplanar spacing between a family of planes (111) in a crystal of lattice constant
3AU(Dec 13)
12. Why are X-rays used for studying crystal structure?
(May12, May 13, May 14, May 18)
13. Derive Bragg’s law ?(May 12, May 13, Dec13)

14. Explain why X-rays and not γ rays are used for crystal structure analysis. What data about the
crystal structure can be obtained from the X-ray diffraction pattern of a crystal.(May13)
15. Explain Braggs Spectrometer and its use to analyze crystal structure?
(May 12, May 13, Dec 13, Dec 16,Dec17, May 18,19)
16. Calculate the glancing angle on the plane (100) for a crystal of rock salt. (a= 2.125AU).
Consider the case of 2nd order maximum and λ =0.592AU
17. Derive Bragg’s Equation for X-ray diffraction in crystals. Calculate the angle on a plane(100) of rock
salt having lattice constant 2.814 AU corresponding to first order Bragg’s diffraction maximum for
X-ray of wavelength 1.541 AU.(May 2019)
18. Calculate the maximum order of diffraction if x-rays of wavelength 0.819AU is incident on a crystal
lattice of 0.282nm(Dec 13)
19. If x-rays of wavelength 1.549 AU will be reflected from a crystal having spacing of 4.255 AU,
calculate the glancing angle and highest order of reflection that can be obtained.(May14)
20. How the variation in glancing angle is achieved while determining the crystal structure using (i)
rotating crystal. Calculate the Braggs angle if (200) planes of BCC crystal with lattice parameter
2.814 AU gives a second order reflection with X-rays of wavelength 0.71 AU(Dec 14)
21. Xrays of unknown wavelength give first order Braggs reflections at a glancing angle of 200 05
with (212) planes of copper having FCC structure. Find the wavelength of x-rays if lattice
constant is 3.615 AU(May15)
22. Derive Bragg’s condition for X-ray diffraction. Monochromatic X-rays are incident on 08
crystal. If first order reflection is observed at an angle 3.4 degree, at what angle would
second order reflection be expected.(Dec 2018)
23. ‘Crystal act as three dimensional grating for X-rays’, explain(Dec17) 03

24. Draw the schematic diagram of SEM and explain its construction and working. (M.U. May 05
2013,14,17,18 Dec 2013,14,16,19 Nov 2018)
25. Explain construction and working Atomic Force Microscope.(M.U. Dec 2012, 16,17 May 05
2015,16,19)
26. Explain construction and working of Scanning Tunneling Microscope. 05

27. Explain construction and working of Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) 05

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