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MHT CET · Chemistry · Solid State

Which among the following statements is NOT true about Frenkel defect?

  1. A It occurs in ionic compounds with sizes of cations and anions almost equal.
  2. B The density of solid crystal and its chemical properties remain unchanged as no ions are missing from the crystal lattice as a whole.
  3. C The crystal as whole remains electrically neutral because equal number of cations and anions are present.
  4. D The ions of ionic compound must have low co-ordination number.
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(A) It occurs in ionic compounds with sizes of cations and anions almost equal.

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It occurs in an ionic compound in which size of cation is smaller than anions.