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Grade 8Physical Chemistry

Explain how vacancies are introduced in an ionic solid when a cation of higher valence is added as an impurity in it

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12 Years agoGrade 8
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11 Years ago

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When a cation of higher valence is added as impurityin anionic solid, two or more than two cations of lower valances is replace by less than 2 ions of higher valances . To maintain the electrical neutrality few sites become vacant