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← GeographyOverpressure risk increases within volcanic conduit containing pyroclastic material due to what?
A)Volatile exsolution hindering vent clearing✓
B)Frictional heating increasing magma viscosity
C)Crystallization decreasing conduit yield strength
D)Viscosity decreasing the diffusion timescale
💡 Explanation
Volatile exsolution drives overpressure because it increases gas volume within a confined pyroclastic mixture impeding the vent clearing process; therefore this raises internal pressure rapidly rather than increasing viscosity or altering composition.
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