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    There are three main types of point defects in solids: 1. Stoichiometric defects include vacancies where atoms are missing from lattice sites, and interstitials where atoms occupy spaces between lattice sites. 2. Non-stoichiometric defects involve excess or deficiencies of atoms, such as metal deficiency or excess defects. 3. Impurity defects occur when foreign atoms are introduced into the solid structure. Specific examples of stoichiometric defects mentioned are vacancy defects, interstitial defects, Frenkel defects, and Schottky defects.

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    There are three main types of point defects in solids: 1. Stoichiometric defects include vacancies where atoms are missing from lattice sites, and interstitials where atoms occupy spaces between lattice sites. 2. Non-stoichiometric defects involve excess or deficiencies of atoms, such as metal deficiency or excess defects. 3. Impurity defects occur when foreign atoms are introduced into the solid structure. Specific examples of stoichiometric defects mentioned are vacancy defects, interstitial defects, Frenkel defects, and Schottky defects.

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    There are three main types of point defects in solids: 1. Stoichiometric defects include vacancies where atoms are missing from lattice sites, and interstitials where atoms occupy spaces between lattice sites. 2. Non-stoichiometric defects involve excess or deficiencies of atoms, such as metal deficiency or excess defects. 3. Impurity defects occur when foreign atoms are introduced into the solid structure. Specific examples of stoichiometric defects mentioned are vacancy defects, interstitial defects, Frenkel defects, and Schottky defects.

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    There are three main types of point defects in solids: 1. Stoichiometric defects include vacancies where atoms are missing from lattice sites, and interstitials where atoms occupy spaces between lattice sites. 2. Non-stoichiometric defects involve excess or deficiencies of atoms, such as metal deficiency or excess defects. 3. Impurity defects occur when foreign atoms are introduced into the solid structure. Specific examples of stoichiometric defects mentioned are vacancy defects, interstitial defects, Frenkel defects, and Schottky defects.

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    Solid state

    :-by siddharth pal 12th A

    Types of point defect:


    Point defect:-
    When the deviation or irregularities exists from ideal arrangement around a point or
    an atom in a crystalline substance the defect is called the point defect

    Types of the point defects:-


    1. Stoichiometric defects
    2. Non stoichiometric defects
    3. Impurity defects
    1. Stoichiometric defects
    In this kind of point defect, the ratio of positive and negative ions (Stoichiometric) and electrical
    neutrality of a solid is not disturbed. Sometimes it is also known as intrinsic or thermodynamic
    defects.

    Fundamentally, they are of two types:


    A. Vacancy defect: When an atom is not present at their lattice sites, then that lattice site is
    vacant and it creates a vacancy defect. Due to this, the density of a substance
    decreases.
    B. Interstitial defect: It is a defect in which an atom or molecule occupies the intermolecular
    spaces in crystals. In this defect, the density of the substance increases.
    2. Frenkel Defect:
    In ionic solids generally, the smaller ion (cation) moves out of its place and occupies
    an intermolecular space. In this case, a vacancy defect is created on its original
    position and the interstitial defect is experienced at its new position.

     It is also known as dislocation defect.


     The density of a substance remains
    unchanged.
     It happens when there is a huge
    difference in the size of anions and
    cations.
     Example: ZnS and AgCl.
    3. Schottky Defect
    This kind of vacancy defects is found in Ionic Solids. But in ionic compounds, we need to
    balance the electrical neutrality of the compound so an equal number of anions and
    cations will be missing from the compound.

     If in an ionic crystal of the type A+B- equal


    number of cations and anions are missing
    from the lattice site. So that electrical
    neutrality is remained is called schottky
    defect.
    Compounds exhibiting schottky defect
    are NaCl, KCl
     Which compounds have small difference
    in size of cation and anions show defect
     It reduces the density of the substance.
     In this, the size of cations and anions are of
    almost the same.
    Types of Non-Stoichiometric Defect:

     Metal deficiency defect: In this, the solids have less number of metals relative to the
    described Stoichiometric proportion.
     Metal excess defect: There are two types of metal excess defect:
     Metal excess defect due to anionic vacancies: This occurs due to the absence of anions
    from its original lattice site in crystals. Therefore, instead of anions, electrons occupy their
    position
     Metal excess defect due to the presence of extra cations at interstitial sites: Here, on
    heating the compound, it releases extra cations. These cations occupy the interstitial sites
    in crystals and the same number of electrons goes to neighbouring interstitial sites.

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