Identify the defect developed when an ion of an ionic compound is missing from its regular site and occupies an interstitial position between lattice points.

  • A
    Schottky defect
  • B
    Frenkel defect
  • C
    Substitutional impurity defect
  • D
    Interstitial impurity defect

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