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QJEEM04Chd1af: JEE Main 2004 Chemistry - Class 12 JEEM04Chd1af Solution: What type of crystal defect is indicated in the diagram below?

What type of crystal defect is indicated in the diagram below?

AIEEE 2004 Chemistry - Solid State Question 54 English

Multiple Choice Options

  • A Interstitial defect
  • B Schottky defect
  • C Frenkel defect
  • D Frenkel and Schottky defects

Step-by-Step Verified Solution

When equal number of cations and anions are missing from their regular lattice positions, we have schottky defect. This type of defects are more common in ionic compounds with high co-ordination number and where the size of positions have negative ions are almost equal e.g. NaCl KCl etc.

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