If molten NaCl contains SrCl 2 as impurity, crystallization can generate
- Anionic vacancies
- Cationic vacancies
- Metal excess defects
- Metal deficiency defects
Solution
If molten NaCl containing a little amount of SrCl2 is crystallised, some of the sites of Na+ ions are occupied by Sr2+. Each Sr2+ replaces two Na+ ions. It occupies the site of one ion and the other site remains vacant. The cationic vacancies thus produced are equal in number to that of Sr2+ ions.
Asked in: AP EAMCET 2022 (04 Jul Shift 1)