Question

8. What are interstitial compounds? Write ant two characteristics properties.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Characteristics of interstitial compounds : → These are non stoichiometric and are neither typically ionic nor covalent. → They have high melting points, higher than of pure metals. → They are very hard, some borides approach diamond in hardness

Answer 2

interstitial compounds

An interstitial compound, or interstitial alloy, is a compound that is formed when an atom with a small enough radius sits in an interstitial “hole” in a metal lattice. Examples of small atoms are hydrogen, boron, carbon and nitrogen. The compounds are industrially important.

properties

1. They have high melting points.
2. They are very hard.