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The appearance of colour in solid alkali...

The appearance of colour in solid alkali metal halides is generally due to

A

F-centres

B

Schottky defect

C

Frenkel defect

D

Interstitial positions

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F - centres are the sites where anions are missing and instead electrons are present and the appearance of colour in solid alkali metal halides is generally due to F- centres.
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