What is meant by crystal defects or imperfections? - Vidyadip

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What is meant by crystal defects or imperfections?

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Defect in crystalline structure : Any deviation from orderly and stoichiometrically perfect arrangement of atoms, ions or molecules in the crystal lattice is called a defect in the crystalline structure.
Defects are created during the crystallisation process. If the process occurs at faster rate, the defects are more.
The properties of solids are affected due to imperfactions.

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