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Q.

When CaCl2 is added to AgCl crystal, the defect introduced is

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a

Frenkel defect only  

b

Schottky defect only

c

No change   

d

Both Frenkel and Schottky defects

answer is B.

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When mixing AgCl and CaCl2, each added ion of Ca2+ replaces Ag+ as they have similar radii. Since, the charge of Ca and Ag is of +2 and +1 +1 respectively, it leads to the formation of positive vacancies (schottky defect) It means that one mole of CaCl2 provides one mole of Ag vacancies in crystal structure.

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