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← HistoryWhich outcome accompanied gunpowder refinement during Song Dynasty China?
A)Cast iron cannon development advanced✓
B)Bronze crossbow trigger degradation increased
C)Alloy steel sword production decreased
D)Wootz steel crucible overheating worsened
💡 Explanation
More potent gunpowder initiated advances in cast iron cannon technology because high explosives demanded stronger metallurgy using advanced smelting techniques to reliably contain explosions; therefore, iron artillery scaled upward, rather than pre-dating arrow ballistics.
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