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← ScienceWhich instability arises in plasma confinement when electron orbitals' symmetry breaks?
A)Magnetic reconnection rate increases✓
B)Increased radiative energy loss appears
C)Ion acoustic wave is damped
D)Fusion reaction cross-section reduces
💡 Explanation
Symmetry breaking in orbitals due to strong magnetic fields allows *magnetic reconnection*, because field lines can merge and change topology more easily, therefore increasing reconnection rate rather than reducing it or damping waves, in unfavorable plasma conditions.
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