NEET 2006
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2006
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Solid State
NEET 2006 · Chemistry · Solid State
The appearance of colour in solid alkali metal halides is generally...
The appearance of colour in solid alkali metal halides is generally due to:
Options
- Ainterstitial positions
- BF-centres
- CSchottky defect
- DFrenkel defect
Correct answer
B. F-centres
Step-by-step solution
The appearance of colour in solid alkali metal halides is generally due to F-centres.
Related Theory
The anion sites occupied by electrons are called F-centre. An F-centre is a type of crystallographic defect in which an anionic vacancy in a crystal lattice is occupied by one or more unpaired electrons.