Which consequence results when an alloy's grain boundary traps electrons?

💡 Explanation

Electron trapping accumulates negative charge, creating local electric fields; this inhibits electron flow via Coulomb repulsion—the mechanism driving resistivity—because trapped electrons scatter mobile charged carriers. Therefore, conductivity decreases, rather than structural enhancements from other mechanisms.

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