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← HistoryDuring the Byzantine era, which degradation mode accelerates tesserae loss in glass mosaics exposed to high temperature differentials?
A)Differential thermal expansion✓
B)Capillary condensation increase
C)Alkali dissolution enhancement
D)Biogenic material accumulation
💡 Explanation
Differential thermal expansion leads to surface stress increases, because expansion coefficients vary between glass and setting mortar therefore, inducing cracking and detachment rather than condensation effects, which are less directly linked to temperature.
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