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Material Type: Exam; Professor: Zhu; Class: Mechanical Properties of Structural Materials; Subject: Materials Science and Engineering; University: North Carolina State University; Term: Spring 2009;
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Constants, equations, and other data are given on the last page of the exam.
Multiple choices (3 points each):_
____ 1. Atomic number equals A. the number of protons in the nucleus B. the number of electrons in a cation C. the number of neutrons in the nucleus D. the number of atoms in a mole of atoms
____ 2. Mg has an atomic number Z = 12. The electronic configuration for a magnesium ion with a plus two (+2) charge is: A. 1s 2 2s 2 2p^6 3s 2 B. 1s 2 2s 2 2p^6 C. 1s 2 2s 2 2p^5 3s 1 D. 1s 2 2s 2 2p^6 3s 2 3p^2
____ 3. Very electronegative atoms (Cl) are most likely to A. attract an extra electron B. give up a valence electron C. form metallic bonds D. none of the above
____ 4. Very electropositive atoms (Na) are most likely to A. give up a valence electron B. attract an extra electron C. form metallic bonds D. none of the above
____ 5. A metallic bond forms by A. transferring of an electron from one atom to another B. sharing an electrons between two atoms C. sharing electrons among all atoms
____ 6. Nitrogen has 5 electrons in its outer orbital. Two nitrogen atoms form an N 2 molecule by sharing A. 1 electron (forming 1 covalent bond) B. 2 electrons (forming 2 covalent bonds) C. 3 electrons (forming 3 covalent bonds) D. 4 electrons (forming 4 covalent bonds)
For the following three problems : 100 g of solder contains 52 wt% tin (Sn) and 48 wt% lead (Pb). The atomic weight of Sn is 118.7 g/mol, and the atomic weight of Pb is 207. g/mol.
____ 7. No. of mole of Sn in the solder is: A. 0.843 mol B. 0.559 mol C. 0.4381 mol
____ 8. No. of mole of Pb in the solder is: A. 0.1333 mol B. 1.2317 mol C. 0.2317 mol
____ 9. The atomic percentages of Sn and Pb in the solder are: A. 65.4 and 34.6 at%, respectively B. 34.6 and 65.4 at%, respectively C. 20 and 80 at%, respectively.
____ 10. The size of a unit cell is described by: A. a lattice constant B. a unit cell diagonal. C. a crystallographic vector D. (hkl) Miller indices
____ 11. In a bcc structure, the lattice constant, a, and the atom radius, R, have the following relationship:
A. a = 4 R / 2 B. a = 4 R / 3 C. a = 2R
____ 12. In a fcc structure, the lattice constant, a, and the atom radius, R, have the following relationship:
A. a = 4 R / 3 B. a = 2R C. a = 4 R / 2
____ 13. The number of atoms in a unit cell of bcc, fcc and hcp metals are A. 4, 2, 6, respectively B. 6, 4, 2, respectively C. 2, 4, 6, respectively D. none of the above
____ 14. The body centered cubic (BCC) and face-centered cubic (FCC) lattices A. have different packing factors B. both contain close-packed planes C. have the same stacking sequences of the close-packed planes D. all of the above
____ 21. The miller indices for the shaded plane is
For the following 2 problems: The lattice parameter of copper is 0.362 nm. The atomic weight of copper is 63.54 g/mole. Copper forms an fcc structure. Answer the following questions.
____ 22. Volume of the unit cell of copper in cubic centimeters is A. 0.047x10 -21^ B. 0.047x10-27^ C. 0.13x10-
____ 23. Density of copper in g/cm^3 is A. 897.9 B. 8.98 C. 0.
____ 24. A cube plane has the following axial intercepts: a=1/2, b= 1/3, c= 1. The miller indices of this plane is A. (231) B. (326) C. (132)
____ 25. In interstitial solid solution, the solute atoms occupy A. interstitial sites B. normal solvent atom sites C. changes the crystal structure of solvent D. vacancy sites
____ 26. The figure on the right is a(n)
A. vacancy B. vacancy and interstitial atom C. edge dislocation D. screw dislocation
____ 27. Grain boundaries are: A. point defects B. line defects C. two dimensional defects D. none of the above
____ 28. Interstitials are: A. point defects B. line defects C. two dimensional defects D. none of the above
____ 29. Two types of dislocations are:
A. interstitial and subsitutional B. FCC and BCC C. Edge and screw D. None of the above
____ 30. Substitutional diffusion A. requires existence of vacancies B. becomes faster with increasing temperature C. needs to overcome an energy barrier D. all of the above
____ 31. The substitutional diffusion of Ni (solute) in Cu (solvent) A. is a thermally activated process (improves with temperature) B. increases in rate with increasing temperature C. requires the presence of vacancies D. all of the above
____ 32. With increasing melting point, the activation energy for diffusion generally becomes A. higher B. lower C. same
____ 33. The reason that vacancies are always present in the lattice is A. they are equilibrium defects B. crystals are not perfect C. they are easy to form D. there is an activation energy for their formation
____ 34. For the diffusion of carbon in iron, Q=142 kJ/mol and Do =2x10-5^ m^2 /s. The diffusion coefficient of carbon in iron (D in m^2 /s) at 927o^ C is:
A. 1.32 x 10 -11^ m^2 /s B. 3.2 x 10-12^ m^2 /s C. 0.63 x 10-10^ m^2 /s D. 0.5 x 10-14^ m^2 /S
____ 35. For pure Cu at 500°C, the activation energy for the formation of a vacancy is 0.90 eV. The Boltzmann’s constant is k = 8.62 x 10-5^ eV/K. Cv = exp(-Ev /kT) The vacancy concentration is: A. 1.36 x 10 -6^ B. 1.36 x 10^6 C. 1.36 x 10 -