Consider the following statements regarding defects in crystals : Schottky defect occurs in highly ionic compounds where positive and negative ions are of similar size with high coordination number. Frenkel defect is found in ionic crystal having low coordination number and large difference in size between the positive and negative ions. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements regarding defects in crystals : | Geo-Scientist Prelims 2022 Chemistry Q21

Consider the following statements regarding defects in crystals :

Schottky defect occurs in highly ionic compounds where positive and negative ions are of similar size with high coordination number.
Frenkel defect is found in ionic crystal having low coordination number and large difference in size between the positive and negative ions.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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