Which of the following best describes an interstitial alloy?
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Problem
Which of the following best describes an interstitial alloy?
(a) Positive metal ions are fixed in place while a sea of delocalized electrons flows through the solid.
(b) Atoms of comparable size replace some of the metal atoms within the lattice.
(c) Smaller atoms occupy the spaces between larger metal atoms in an existing metallic lattice.
(d) Large impurity atoms squeeze into the spaces between smaller host atoms, causing lattice strain.