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Which defect introduces a plane of mirror symmetry into the ordering of a crystal?
ATwin boundary
BSingle void
CEdge dislocation
DSingle vacancy
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Twin boundary
A twin boundary mirrors the stacking order across a plane, as in ABCABCBACBA for ccp.
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