What type of crystal defect is indicated in the diagram below?

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What type of crystal defect is indicated in the diagram below? (A) Frenkel defect (B) Frenkel and Schottky defects (C) Interstitial defect (D) Schottky defect

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Schottky defect is indicated in the diagram as equal number of sodium cation and chloride anion are missing.
In Frenkel defect, a cation or anion leaves its regular site and occupies interstitial position.

Q. What type of crystal defect is indicated in the diagram below?

Frenkel defect

Frenkel and Schottky defects

Interstitial defect

Schottky defect

Schottky defect is indicated in the diagram as equal number of sodium cation and chloride anion are missing. In Frenkel defect, a cation or anion leaves its regular site and occupies interstitial position.

Schottky defect is indicated in the diagram as equal number of sodium cation and chloride anion are missing.
In Frenkel defect, a cation or anion leaves its regular site and occupies interstitial position.