Which type of defect has the presence of cations in interstitial sites?

Metal deficiency defect

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Schottky defect

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Vacancy defect

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Frenkel defect

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Solution

The correct option is D Frenkel defect
In Frenkel defect, the smaller cations is displaced from its actual lattice site to other interstitial sites.

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