TS EAMCET 10-Sep-2020 Shift 1 Solved Paper

Interstitial compounds are formed, when small atoms are trapped inside the crystal lattice of metals.
(i) They are very hard and rigid.
(ii) They have high melting point, which are higher than these of the pure metals.
(iii) They show conductivity like the of the pure metals.
(iv) They acquire chemical inertness.