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Crystal lattices and unit cells
Question

SrO is doped with 10-4 mol % of Sr+4 The concentration of created cation vacancies is NA × 10x per mol. Value of x is ________.

Moderate
Solution

When one atom of Sr4+ replace Sr2+, to maintain electrical neutrality, one Sr2+ ion removes. Thus, the no. of cation vacancy will be equal to added SrO2 molecules.
In one mole of the oxide, no. of moles of SrO2 added 

=105100=107

No. of cation vacancies = 107× 6.023×1023=6.023×1016

 x = 16

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