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| Although crystalline solids have short range as well as long range order in the arrangement of their constituent particles, yet crystals are not perfect. Usually a solid consists of an aggregate of large number of small crystals. These small crystals have defects in them. This happens when crystallisation process occurs at fast or moderate rate. Single crystals are formed when the process of crystallisation occurs at extremely slow rate. Even these crystals are not free of defects. The defects are basically irregularities in the arrangement of constituent particles. Broadly speaking, the defects are of two types, namely, point defects and line defects. Point defects can be classified into three types : (i) stoichiometric defects (ii) impurity defects and (iii) non-stoichiometric defects. These are even classified into many such as Frenkel defect, Schottky defect, metal excess defect and so on. |
| Impurity defects can occur in which of the following ways? |
In one way, as substitution impurity defect. In one way, as interstitial impurity defect. In two ways, as vacant impurity defector as interstitial impurity defect. In two ways, as substitution impurity defect or as interstitial impurity defect. |
| In two ways, as substitution impurity defect or as interstitial impurity defect. |
| An impurity defect occurs when a regular ion is replaced by some other type of ion. If the replacement occurs in the place of a regular cation it is called substitution impurity defect and if the replacement occurs at inerstitial place it is called interstitial impurity defect. |
