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What type of defect can arise when a solid is heated ? Which physical property is affected by it and in what way ?

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(i) When a solid is heated, vacancy defect can arise.
(ii) A solid crystal is said to have vacancy defect when some of the lattice sites are vacant.
(iii) Vacancy defect leads to a decrease in the density of the solid.
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