Ionic solids with Schottky defects contain in their structure:

Equal number of cations and anions vacancies

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Interstitial anions and anion vacancies

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Cation vacancies only

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Cation vacancies and interstitial cations

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Solution

The correct option is A
Equal number of cations and anions vacancies

Schottky defects consists of unoccupied anion and cation sites in a stoichiometric ratio.

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Ionic solids with Schottky defects contain in their structure:

The correct option is A Equal number of cations and anions vacancies Schottky defects consists of unoccupied anion and cation sites in a stoichiometric ratio.

The correct option is A
Equal number of cations and anions vacancies

Schottky defects consists of unoccupied anion and cation sites in a stoichiometric ratio.