A computer rendering shows a regular array of silver-colored spheres with roughly…
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Problem
A computer rendering shows a regular array of silver-colored spheres with roughly one-third of those spheres replaced by gold-colored spheres of nearly identical radius. The overall arrangement remains highly ordered. Which classification most accurately describes the solid depicted?
(a) An interstitial alloy
(b) An intermetallic compound with fixed stoichiometry
(c) A substitutional alloy
(d) An ionic compound