MHT CET 2025 Chemistry question

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Identify the defect that develops when the ratio of number of cations to anions become different from that indicated by its chemical formula

(A)Schottky defect
(B)interstitial defect
(C)substitutional impurity defect
(D)nonstoichiometric defectCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

Stoichiometric defects (Schottky, Frenkel, interstitial) keep the cation:anion ratio equal to that in the chemical formula. A nonstoichiometric defect is one in which the ratio of cations to anions differs from the ideal formula (e.g.

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