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Chemistry - Solid State

Practise 20 JEE Advanced previous year questions on Solid State, compiled from papers spanning 2006 to 2025. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty JEE Advanced tests.

Solid State has been asked in 17 of the 27 years of JEE Advanced papers analysed (2000–2026), with 20 questions in all. 20% of them were easy, 60% moderate and 20% tough. Most of its questions came from 2008, with 3 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 1 question across 6 papers, about 0.2 per paper.

The chapter's 5 topics are not weighted equally: Cubic system (13 questions, 65%), Crystal Structure of Solids (4 questions, 20%), and Stoichiometric defects (1 question, 5%) have been asked the most. Cubic system has also led over the last five years, with 2 questions. Crystal Structure of Solids has produced the most tough questions (2).

  1. 1The density (in ) of the metal which forms a cubic close packed (ccp) lattice with an axial distance (edge length) equal to 400 pm is . Use:2025 (Paper 2)Cubic system
  2. 2Atoms of metals x , y and z form face-centred cubic (fcc) unit cell of edge length L x , body-centred cubic (bcc) unit cell of edge length L2023 (Paper 2)Cubic system
  3. 3Atom X occupies the fcc lattice sites as well as alternate tetrahedral voids of the same lattice. The packing efficiency (in % ) of the resu2022 (Paper 2)Crystal Structure of Solids
  4. 4For the given close packed structure of a salt made of cation X and anion Y shown below (ions of only one face are shown for clarity), the p2021 (Paper 1)Cubic system
  5. 5The cubic unit cell structure of a compound containing cation M and anion X is shown below. When compared to the anion, the cation has small2020 (Paper 1)Cubic system
  6. 6Consider an ionic solid MX , with NaCl structure. Construct a new structure Z , whose unit cell is constructed from the unit cell of MX , fo2018 (Paper 1)Ionic structure
  7. 7A crystalline solid of a pure substance has a face-centred cubic structure with a cell edge of 400 pm . If the density of the substance in t2017 (Paper 1)Cubic system
  8. 8The CORRECT statement(s) for cubic close packed (ccp) three dimensional structure is (are)2016 (Paper 2)Cubic system
  9. 9If the unit cell of a mineral has cubic close packed (ccp) array of oxygen atoms with m fraction of octahedral holes occupied by aluminium i2015 (Paper 1)Cubic system
  10. 10The arrangement of X - ions around A + ion in solid AX is given in the figure (not drawn to scale). If the radius of X - is 250 pm, the radi2013 (Paper 1)Crystal Structure of Solids
  11. 11A compound has cubic close packing (ccp) arrangement of . Its unit cell structure is shown below. The empirical formula of the compound is2012 (Paper 1)Crystal Structure of Solids
  12. 12The number of hexagonal faces that are present in a truncated octahedron is2011 (Paper 2)Properties and Types of Solids
  13. 13The packing efficiency of the two-dimensional square unit cell shown below is2010 (Paper 2)Cubic system
  14. 14Silver (atomic weight ) has a density of . The number of silver atoms on a surface of area can be expressed in scientific notation as . The 2010 (Paper 2)Cubic system
  15. 15The correct statement(s) regarding defects in solids is (are)2009 (Paper 1)Stoichiometric defects
  16. 16Paragraph: In hexagonal system of crystals, a frequently encountered arrangement of atoms is described as a hexagonal prism. Here, the top a2008 (Paper 2)Cubic system
  17. 17Paragraph: In hexagonal system of crystals, a frequently encountered arrangement of atoms is described as a hexagonal prism. Here, the top a2008 (Paper 2)Cubic system
  18. 18Paragraph: In hexagonal system of crystals, a frequently encountered arrangement of atoms is described as a hexagonal prism. Here, the top a2008 (Paper 2)Cubic system
  19. 19Match the specified conditions in solids listed in Column I with their properties in Column II. Indicate your answer by darkening the approp2007 (Paper 2)Crystal Structure of Solids
  20. 20The edge length of unit cell of a metal having molecular weight is 5 Å which crystallizes in cubic lattice. If the density is then find the 2006Cubic system

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Solid State?

This chapter includes 20 questions compiled from JEE Advanced papers spanning 2006 to 2025.

2.Are these questions only from JEE Advanced, or from other exams too?

These are JEE Advanced questions specifically for the Solid State chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Solid State an important chapter for JEE Advanced Chemistry?

Solid State has appeared in 17 of the 21 years of JEE Advanced papers covered here, with 20 questions across 17 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Solid State questions in JEE Advanced?

Of the 20 questions analysed for this chapter, 20% are easy, 60% moderate and 20% tough. 2008 had the most, with 3 questions.

5.Which topics in Solid State should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Solid State:

  • Cubic system - 13 questions (65%)
  • Crystal Structure of Solids - 4 questions (20%)
  • Stoichiometric defects - 1 question (5%)
  • Crystal Structure of Solids has produced the most tough questions (2).
6.Is Solid State's weightage in JEE Advanced going up or down?

Across all 17 papers analysed, Solid State has averaged about 1.2 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has fallen, at about 0.2 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.