What is stoichiometric defect?

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Muskan Anand

2 years ago

Stoichiometric defects are intrinsic defects in which the ratio of cations to anions remains exactly the same as represented by the molecular formula. They are mainly of two types: Vacancy defects in which an atom is not present at its lattice sites causing that lattice site to be vacant and create a vacancy defect.

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