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प्रश्न
Explain the following term with a suitable example:
Interstitials
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उत्तर
- When certain constituent particles, such as atoms or molecules, occupy interstitial positions, we refer to a crystal as having an interstitial defect.
- As shown in the figure, the presence of interstitial particles increases the substance’s density.

- Non-ionic solids exhibit interstitial flaws and vacancies.
- Ionic solids do not have simple vacancies or interstitial flaws as previously described because they must always maintain electrical neutrality.
- Rather, they display additional flaws referred to as Frenkel and Schottky faults.
- An example of interstitials is Carbon in Iron (Steel); Carbon atoms occupy interstitial sites in the iron lattice, making the metal stronger and harder.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Give reasons : In stoichiometric defects, NaCl exhibits Schottky defect and not Frenkel defect.
What type of defect is shown by NaCl in
stoichiometric defects, and
non-stoichiometric defects?
Answer the following question.
What type of stoichiometric defect is shown by ZnS and why?
Ionic solids containing large differences in sizes of ions show ____________.
Defect shown by non-ionic solids is ____________.
Dislocation defect is also known as ____________.
The following diagram shows:

Assertion: Due to Frenkel defect, there is no effect on the density of the crystalline solid.
Reason: In Frenkel defect, no cation or anion leaves the crystal.
Silver halides generally show:
In a Schottky defect ____________.
Cations are present in the interstitial sites in ______.
Frenkel defect is also known as:
(i) stoichiometric defect
(ii) dislocation defect
(iii) impurity defect
(iv) non-stoichiometric defect
Which of the following defects decrease the density?
(i) Interstitial defect
(ii) Vacancy defect
(iii) Frankel defect
(iv) Schottky defect
Match the defects given in Column I with the statements in given Column II.
| Column I | Column II |
| (i) Simple vacancy defect | (a) shown by non-ionic solids and increases density of the solid. |
| (ii) Simple interstitial defect | (b) shown by ionic solids and decreases density of the solid. |
| (iii) Frenkel defect | (c) shown by non ionic solids and density of the solid decreases. |
| (iv) Schottky defect | (d) shown by ionic solids and density of the solid remains the same. |
If NaCl is doped with 10–4 mole percent of SrCl2 the concentration of cation vacancies will be
Schottky defect is noticed in ______
Given below are two statements:
Statements I: Frenkel defects are vacancy as well as interstitial defects.
Statements II: Frenkel defect leads of colour in ionic solids due to the presence of F-centers.
Choose the most appropriate answer for the statements from the options given below:
