CameraIcon

SearchIcon

MyQuestionIcon

1

You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!

Schottky Defect

Which defect ...

Question

Which defect in any crystal lowers its density?

A

Schottky

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

B

Interstitial

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

C

F-centre

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

D

Frenkel

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is A Schottky
In Schottky defect, a same number of cations and anions are missing from their lattice sites. Hence, this defect decreases the density of crystal.

Suggest Corrections

thumbs-up

0

Similar questions

Q. Which one of the following defects in the crystals lowers its density?

Q. Which of the following defects in the crystals may lower the density?

Q. Frenkel defect does not change the density of the ionic crystal whereas, Schottky defect lowers the density of ionic crystal. Give a reason.

Q. a) Calculate the packing efficiency in a unit cell of Cubic Close Packing (CCP) structure?
b) Name the crystal defect which lowers the density in an ionic crystal?

Q. Calcium crystallizes in face-centred cubic unit cell with

a = 0.556 n m

. Calculate density
(i) if contained

0.1

% Frenkel defect
(ii) it contained

0.1

% Schottky defect.

View More

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

similar_icon

Related Videos

lock

Schottky Defect

CHEMISTRY

Watch in App

explore_more_icon

Explore more

Schottky Defect

Standard XII Chemistry

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

CrossIcon