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What are interstitial compounds ? Why do these compounds have melting points than corres-ponding pure metas ? |
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Answer» Solution :Interstitial compounds : they are those compounds of the transition metals which are formed when small ATOMS like H,C or N are TRAPPED inside the interstitial vacant spaces in the crysal LATTICES of the metals Some of the exampes of interstitial compounds point due to the following reasons : (a) They are very hard. (b) They are chemically inert. The presence of the FOREIGN atoms stabilizes the crystal structure. |
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