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Chemistry - Solid State

Practise 292 MHTCET previous year questions on Solid State, compiled from papers spanning 2016 to 2026. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty MHTCET tests.

Solid State has been asked in 10 of the 17 years of MHTCET papers analysed (2007–2026), with 292 questions in all. 52% of them were easy, 41% moderate and 7% tough. Most of its questions came from 2024, with 53 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 144 questions across 59 papers, about 2.4 per paper.

The chapter's 7 topics are not weighted equally: Cubic system (233 questions, 80%), Properties and Types of Solids (15 questions, 5%), and Electrical and Magnetic properties (15 questions, 5%) have been asked the most. Cubic system has also led over the last five years, with 163 questions. Cubic system has produced the most tough questions (18).

  1. 1Calculate the density of an element having molar mass forming bcc structure20 Apr, 2026 (M)Cubic system
  2. 2What is the coordination number of particle in simple cubic structure ?20 Apr, 2026 (M)Cubic system
  3. 3Calculate the radius of atom of metal forming fcc unit cell having edge length pm20 Apr, 2026 (M)Cubic system
  4. 4Which of the following defects is observed in steel?20 Apr, 2026 (E)Stoichiometric defects
  5. 5A metal has a fcc structure if the edge length of unit cell is 200 pm, calculate the volume occupied by particles in a unit cell.20 Apr, 2026 (E)Cubic system
  6. 6A metal crystallizes in a bcc unit cell having unit cell volume . Find the number of unit cells in 18 g metal if the density of metal is .20 Apr, 2026 (E)Cubic system
  7. 7What is the number of tetrahedral voids present in mole of compound forming hcp structure?19 Apr, 2026 (M)Cubic system
  8. 8Gold crystallizes as fcc unit cell, the edge length of unit cell is pm. What is the radius of gold atom?19 Apr, 2026 (M)Cubic system
  9. 9In ionic solid, anions are arranged in hcp array and cations occupy tetrahedral voids. What is the formula of ionic compound ? [Consider A =19 Apr, 2026 (E)Cubic system
  10. 10Which of the following statements is true about schottky defect ?19 Apr, 2026 (E)Stoichiometric defects
  11. 11Calculate the total volume of simple cubic unit cell in if void volume is19 Apr, 2026 (E)Cubic system
  12. 12What is the total number of Bravais lattices in orthorhombic crystal system?18 Apr, 2026 (M)Crystal Structure of Solids
  13. 13Calculate the void volume in fcc unit cell if total volume of a unit cell is ?18 Apr, 2026 (M)Cubic system
  14. 14Calculate the number of atoms present in metal that forms simple unit cell structure if product of density and volume of unit cell is18 Apr, 2026 (M)Cubic system
  15. 15A metal forms fcc structure. Calculate the volume of fcc unit cell in if void volume is .18 Apr, 2026 (E)Cubic system
  16. 16What is the total number of adjacent unit cells shared by each face particle of fcc unit cell ?18 Apr, 2026 (E)Cubic system
  17. 17Calculate the number of unit cell in g metal if the product of volume and density of unit cell is g18 Apr, 2026 (E)Cubic system
  18. 18Calculate the number of unit cells in of metal if it forms simple cubic structure with unit cell edge length 500 pm.17 Apr, 2026 (M)Cubic system
  19. 19Find the volume occupied by a particle in a simple cubic unit cell if the radius of a particle in it is 190 pm.17 Apr, 2026 (M)Cubic system
  20. 20Calculate the void volume of bcc unit cell if volume of unit cell is17 Apr, 2026 (E)Cubic system
  21. 21Which of the following dopants is used in germanium to form n-type semiconductor ?17 Apr, 2026 (E)Electrical and Magnetic properties
  22. 22Calculate the number of atoms in 1 g metal that forms bcc crystal structure17 Apr, 2026 (E)Cubic system
  23. 23In the fcc structure, the number of tetrahedral holes per sphere is16 Apr, 2026 (M)Cubic system
  24. 24Calculate the number of atoms present in 90 g of metal if it forms bcc structure. [ g ]16 Apr, 2026 (M)Cubic system
  25. 25A compound forms hcp structure. What is the number of tetrahedral voids formed in 0.8 mol of it.16 Apr, 2026 (M)Cubic system
  26. 26What is the coordination number of Ag in a crystal lattice?16 Apr, 2026 (E)Cubic system
  27. 27When silver crystallizes, it forms face centered cubic cells, if the volume of unit cells . Calculate the density of silver. (Molar mass of 16 Apr, 2026 (E)Cubic system
  28. 28What is the total contribution of all corner particles in bcc unit cell?16 Apr, 2026 (E)Cubic system
  29. 29Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Schottky defect?15 Apr, 2026 (M)Stoichiometric defects
  30. 30Calculate the number of unit cells present in g metal if the product of the density of metal and the volume of unit cell is g.15 Apr, 2026 (M)Cubic system
  31. 31An element crystallises in fcc unit cell with cell edge length of cm, the density of element is . Calculate the atomic mass of element ( ).15 Apr, 2026 (M)Cubic system
  32. 32Identify the covalent crystal from the following.15 Apr, 2026 (E)Properties and Types of Solids
  33. 33Calculate the number of atoms present in 1.625 g metal if it forms bcc unit cell structure.15 Apr, 2026 (E)Cubic system
  34. 34Identify the false statement regarding magnetic properties of substance. (A) Paramagnetic substances are weakly attracted. (B) Diamagnetic s15 Apr, 2026 (E)Electrical and Magnetic properties
  35. 35Which of the following dopant is NOT used in Ge to obtain n-type semiconductor?13 Apr, 2026 (M)Electrical and Magnetic properties
  36. 36A compound formed by elements A and B crystallizes in a cubic structure where A atoms are at the corner of the cube and B atoms are at the c13 Apr, 2026 (M)Cubic system
  37. 37An element with a molar mass 27g mol forms a cubic unit cell. Calculate the number of atoms present in a unit cell if the density of metal i13 Apr, 2026 (M)Cubic system
  38. 38Which from following ionic crystals exhibits Frenkel defect?13 Apr, 2026 (E)Stoichiometric defects
  39. 39A metal crystallizes to form simple cubic unit cell. Calculate the void volume of unit cell. [ cm]13 Apr, 2026 (E)Cubic system
  40. 40An ionic compound is formed by elements X and Y. Element Y forms a face-centered cubic (FCC) lattice, and element X occupies one-third of th13 Apr, 2026 (E)Cubic system
  41. 41What is the total number of spheres that surrounds the tetrahedral hole in the close-packed three-dimensional structure?11 Apr, 2026 (M)Cubic system
  42. 42In a cubic unit cell of an ionic compound, the eight corners are occupied by anions and cations at the center of the cube. Calculate the vol11 Apr, 2026 (M)Cubic system
  43. 43Pt has FCC structure with an edge length of unit cell pm. What is the radius of Pt?11 Apr, 2026 (M)Cubic system
  44. 44What is the number of neighbouring spheres for any particle in the fcc crystal lattice ?11 Apr, 2026 (E)Cubic system
  45. 45A compound forms bcc unit cell with edge length pm. Determine the molar mass of the compound if the density of compound is [ ]11 Apr, 2026 (E)Cubic system
  46. 46In a fcc arrangement of A and B atoms in which 'A' atoms are at the corners of the unit cell and 'B' atoms are at the face centers. One of t11 Apr, 2026 (E)Cubic system
  47. 47Calculate the edge length of unit cell if metal having atomic radius 170 pm forms simple cubic unit cell.05 May, 2025 (E)Cubic system
  48. 48Which of the following dopant is added in silicon to obtain n-type semiconductor?05 May, 2025 (E)Electrical and Magnetic properties
  49. 49In an ionic solid anions are arranged in hcp array and cations occupy of octahedral voids. What is the formula of ionic compound? [ consider05 May, 2025 (E)Cubic system
  50. 50Calculate the number of atoms in 5.4 g metal forming fcc structure27 Apr, 2025 (E)Cubic system

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Solid State?

This chapter includes 292 questions compiled from MHTCET papers spanning 2016 to 2026.

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

These are MHTCET 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 MHTCET Chemistry?

Solid State has appeared in 10 of the 17 years of MHTCET papers covered here, with 292 questions across 100 papers - about 3 per paper it appears in.

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

Of the 292 questions analysed for this chapter, 52% are easy, 41% moderate and 7% tough. 2024 had the most, with 53 questions.

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

These topics have carried the most weightage in Solid State:

  • Cubic system - 233 questions (80%)
  • Properties and Types of Solids - 15 questions (5%)
  • Electrical and Magnetic properties - 15 questions (5%)
  • Cubic system has produced the most tough questions (18).
6.Is Solid State's weightage in MHTCET going up or down?

Across all 100 papers analysed, Solid State has averaged about 2.9 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has fallen, at about 2.4 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.