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Cations are present in the interstitial sites in __________.

(i) Frenkel defect

(ii) Schottky defect

(iii) Vacancy defect

(iv) Metal deficiency defect

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The answer is the option (i) Frenkel defect

Frenkel effect is when a cation is missing from the normal lattice position and is occupying interstitial site. It generally occurs in Ionic solids where the anion is larger than the cation.

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