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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
Examine the given defective crystal:

Answer the following questions :
(i) What type of stoichiometric defect is shown by the crystal?
(ii) How is the density of the crystal affected by this defect?
(iii) What type of ionic substances show such defect?
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 ____________.
Defects in solids can be studied using
Dislocation defect is also known as ____________.
Frenkel defects are not found in alkali metal halides because ____________.
The radius of Cs+ is 169 pm and Cl− is 181 pm. The radius ratio is ____________.
Schottky defect defines imperfection in the lattice structure of ____________.
Assertion: No compound has both Schottky and Frenkel defects.
Reason: Both defects change the density of the solid.
In a Schottky defect ____________.
Cations are present in the interstitial sites in ______.
Which of the following point defects are shown by AgBr(s) crystals?
- Schottky defect
- Frenkel defect
- Metal excess defect
- Metal deficiency defect
Which of the following defects is also known as dislocation defect?
Which of the following statements are not true?
(i) Vacancy defect results in a decrease in the density of the substance.
(ii) Interstitial defects results in an increase in the density of the substance.
(iii) Impurity defect has no effect on the density of the substance.
(iv) Frankel defect results in an increase in the density of the substance.
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. |
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion: In any ionic solid (MX) with Schottky defects, the number of positive and negative ions are same.
Reason: Equal number of cation and anion vacancies are present.
Which type of ‘defect’ has the presence of cations in the interstitial sites?
