JIPMER 2019
- Exam
- JIPMER
- Year
- 2019
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Solid State
JIPMER 2019 · Chemistry · Solid State
Which type of defect present in NaCl ?
Which type of defect present in NaCl ?
Options
- AFrenkel defect
- BSchottky defect
- CF-centre defect
- DNone of these
Correct answer
B. Schottky defect
Step-by-step solution
Key Idea Schottky defect is a vacancy defect in ionic solids. It is shown by those ionic substances in which the cations and anions are of almost similar sizes.
Schottky defect is present in sodium chloride . This defect arises when equal number of cations and anions are missing from their lattice sites such that electrical neutrality is maintained. e.g. , etc.