A crystal of FeO was found to have a unit cell dimension of 4.501Å, a measured density of 5.828 x10^3 kg/m3 and an iron to oxygen ratio of 0.945. Determine whether the defect in this sample is due to iron vacancies or interstitial oxygens.

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A crystal of FeO was found to have a unit cell dimension of 4.501Å, a measured density of 5.828 x10^3 kg/m3 and an iron to oxygen ratio of 0.945. Determine whether the defect in this sample is due to iron vacancies or interstitial oxygens.

 

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