Particles occupying an interstitial site give a defect that is:
AInterstitial
BVacancy one
CFrenkel one
DSchottky one
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Interstitial
1. The particles sit in gaps rather than lattice positions.
2. The defect is named for those gaps.
3. It is the interstitial defect.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Chemistry Part I, Chapter 1, The Solid State._
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