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An impurity atom incorporated at a regular atomic site is called what kind of defect?
AInterstitial defect
BSubstitutional defect
CVacancy defect
DFrenkel pair defect
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Substitutional defect
The foreign atom replaces a host atom on its normal site, so it is substitutional.
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