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Metal Deficiency Defect

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FeO is found with a composition of $F e_{0.95}$ O. It ranges from $F e_{0.93}$ O to Fe_0.95O. Which type of defect is it showing here?

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Stoichiometric

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frenkel

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Metal – excess

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Metal-deficiency

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Solution

The correct option is D
Metal-deficiency

For ideal crystal the formula is FeO means for every one atom of oxygen there is one atom of Fe. If it is metal deficiency defect there is less amount of metal for the anion.That's why the general formula is Fe_1-xO.

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FeO is found with a composition of $F e_{0.95}$ O. It ranges from $F e_{0.93}$ O to Fe_0.95O. Which type of defect is it showing here?

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