Which of the following defect is a thermodynamically stable defect?

Which of the following defect is a thermodynamically stable defect? Correct Answer Vacancy

A vacancy or vacant lattice site exists when an atom is missing from a normal lattice position. In pure metals, small numbers of vacancies are created by thermal excitation, and these are thermodynamically stable at temperatures higher than absolute zero. Rest of the defects are not the equilibrium defects.

Related Questions

Which of the following is thermodynamically most stable allotrope of carbon?
Thermodynamically the most stable form of carbon is
A senior quality engineer during a training session trains his juniors about a particular common defect that has been found in their assembly. He has formulated a plan which will rectify the defect and ensure that the same defect does not pass further to the customers. Which of the following inference is incorrect?
Which of the following processes are thermodynamically reversible?
Which of the following nuclear reactors is the most efficient thermodynamically while operating between the same temperature & pressure limits of the reactor?
A thermodynamically efficient process would involve ____ exergy loss with ____ rate of entropy generation.
Thermodynamically dehydrogenation reactions are favorable at ___________