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Question:

Which type of defect has the presence of cations in the interstitial sites?

Frenkel defect

Schottky defect

Metal deficiency defect

Vacancy defect

Solution:

A Frenkel defect is a type of point defect in crystalline solids where an atom is displaced from its lattice position to an interstitial site. This creates a vacancy at the original lattice site and an interstitial atom at a new site. In ionic crystals, this often involves a cation (positively charged ion) moving to an interstitial site because cations are generally smaller than anions.