Which outcome occurs when grain boundaries severely disrupt a crystal lattice?

💡 Explanation

Reduced conductivity occurs because electron scattering increases due to disruptions of the crystalline lattice periodicity by grain boundaries which impede electron (and phonon) transport via increased phonon scattering, therefore, conductivity decreases, rather than properties improving, as grain boundaries act as defects.

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