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Which consequence during rapid silicon solidification causes polycrystalline formation?

A)Metastable phase diagram undercooling occurs
B)Increased thermal diffusivity slows transitions
C)Eutectic composition melting point elevation
D)Accelerated thermal expansion fractures occur

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Polycrystalline structures arise when rapid cooling leads to insufficient time for atoms to arrange into a single crystal lattice; metastable phase diagram undercooling occurs because rapid cooling suppresses equilibrium phases rather than allowing uniform crystal growth, therefore forming grain boundaries.

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