Point Defects in Crystalline Solids

What is a vacancy in a crystal lattice?

In what type of solid solution do solute atoms replace the host atoms?

What factor determines whether a solute dissolves in a solvent in a substitutional solid solution?

What increases the equilibrium number of vacancies in a material?

According to the Hume-Rothery rules, what must be the atomic size difference for appreciable solid solubility in a substitutional solid solution?

What type of dislocation is formed by an extra portion of a plane of atoms within the crystal?

In which type of dislocation are the magnitude and direction of the lattice distortion expressed in terms of a Burgers vector?

What is the characteristic visual appearance of a dislocation under a microscope?

What type of stress is thought to form a screw dislocation?

What term is used to describe dislocations that exhibit components of both edge and screw types?