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Assertion: Anion vacancies in alkali halides are produced by heating the alkali halide crystals with alkali metal vapour.
Reason: Electrons trapped in anion vacancies are referred to as F-centers.
Options:
A .  If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
B .  If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
C .  If assertion is true but reason is false.
D .  If the assertion and reason both are false.
Answer: Option B
:
B
On heating, the metal atoms deposit on the surface and finally they diffuse into the crystal and after ionization the alkali metal ion occupies cationic vacancy whereas electron occupies anionic vacancy.

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