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Topic: Ionic bonding and lattice enthalpy· Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).Assertion (A) :In a particular point defect, an ionic solid is electrically neutral, even if few of its cations are missing from its unit cells.…

Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A) :

In a particular point defect, an ionic solid is electrically neutral, even if few of its cations are missing from its unit cells.

Reason (R) :

In an ionic solid, Frenkel defect arises due to dislocation of cation from its lattice site to interstitial site, maintaining overall electrical neutrality.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

1. (A) is not correct but (R) is correct

2. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

3. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

4. (A) is correct but (R) is not correct

1 answer

Best answer

Answer: 3. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

Key idea: missing cations with overall neutrality describes Schottky defect (cation and anion vacancies); Frenkel is a different defect.

(A) is correct: an ionic solid stays neutral even if some cations are missing, because equal numbers of anions are missing too (Schottky) or the cation moves elsewhere.

(R) is correct: Frenkel defect is a cation moving from its lattice site to an interstitial site with neutrality maintained.

But (R) describes a different defect and does not explain (A). So both are true, and (R) is not the explanation: option 3.

Doubtly AI · 30 Oct 2026 AI-generated · not yet verified Report
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