The appearance of colour in solid alkali metal halides is generally due to:
A
F-centres
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B
Schottky defect
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C
Frenkel defect
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D
Interstitial positions
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Solution
The correct option is A F-centres The appearance in colour in solid alkali metal halides is generally due to F− centres. When electrons occupy the vacant space of anions due to the presence of excess of metal ions, are called F-centres.