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Mechanical Engineering · Q325

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Engineering and GATE · Mechanical Engineering · question 325

Q325

Carbon in iron is an example of

A.
Substitutional solution
B.
Interstitial solid solution
Answer
C.
Intermetallic compounds
D.
All of the above

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
The atoms crowd into the interstitial sites, causing the bonds of the solvent atoms to compress and thus deform.
Carbon in iron is an example of Interstitial solid solution.