Which kind of defect is a Frenkel pair?
AVacancy plus interstitial pair
BTwo adjacent vacancies
CForeign atom on regular site
DMissing line of atoms
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Vacancy plus interstitial pair
An ion leaves its site for an interstitial position, creating a vacancy next to an interstitial.
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