The Solid State — Chemistry STD 12 Science — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceChemistryThe Solid State1 Mark
MCQ
Silver halides generally show:
A
Schottky defect
B
Frenkel defect
✓
both Frenkel and Schottky defects
D
cation excess defect
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Answer
Correct option: C.
both Frenkel and Schottky defects
Silver halides show both Frenkel and Schotkky defects. For Frenkel defect the reason is that there is size difference between the sizes of silver and halide.
Schottky defect is possible because silver halides are highly ionic.
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