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Which consequence results when excess grain alcohol fermentation in a sealed container exceeds solubility limits?

A)Increased vapor space explosivity
B)Decreased vapor condensation rate
C)Inhibition of yeast metabolic activity
D)Elevated solution surface tension

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Increased vapor explosivity occurs because exceeding ethanol solubility leads to increased partial pressure of alcohol vapor; this exceeds the lower flammability limit due to Raoult's Law, therefore the vapor becomes explosively flammable, rather than condensing.

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