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← HistoryWhich outcome arises from excessive humidity when storing early Islamic brass astrolabes?
A)Reduced gravitational accuracy in readings
B)Accelerated corrosion of brass components✓
C)Embrittlement of alidade indicating edges
D)Increased thermal stress on the limb
💡 Explanation
Accelerated corrosion occurs because **galvanic corrosion** arises due to moisture providing an electrolyte between brass and iron components, causing the iron to oxidize preferentially; therefore the brass degrades, rather than exhibiting changes to structure.
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