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WBJEE · Chemistry · Solid State

Ionic solids with Schottky defect may contain in their structure

  1. A cation vacancies only
  2. B cation vacancies and interstitial cations
  3. C equal number of cation and anion vacancies
  4. D anion vacancies and interstitial anions
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(C) equal number of cation and anion vacancies

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In Schotthy defect, equal number of cations and anions are missing creating equal number of cation and anion vacancies.