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  4. Which of the following defects decrease the density? I. Interstitial defect II. Vacancy defect III. Frenkel defect IV. Schottky defect

Q. Which of the following defects decrease the density?
I. Interstitial defect II. Vacancy defect
III. Frenkel defect IV. Schottky defect

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Solution:

In vacancy defect and Schottky defect, some lattice sites are vacant. Thus, mass decreases but volume remains the same. Hence, density decreases.