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What type of defect can arise when a solid is heated? Which physical property is affected by it and in what way?

What type of defect can arise when a solid is heated? Which physical property is affected by it and in what way?

Grade:12th pass

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Pawan Prajapati
askIITians Faculty 60787 Points
3 years ago
When a solid is heated, vacancy defect is produced in the crystal. On heating, some atoms or ions leave the lattice site completely, i.e., lattice sites become vacant. As a result-of this defect, density of the substances decreases.

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