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← HistoryWhich outcome results when the Qanat system fails?
A)Salt accumulation into arable soil✓
B)Increased water flow inefficiencies exist
C)Structural integrity maintains stability always
D)Controlled temperature water gets heated quickly
💡 Explanation
Failure causes water tables to draw upwards by capillary action, causing evaporation at surface, a process termed capillary rise; crystallization then occurs. Salt accumulation occurs because of the *capillary action*, therefore salinization results rather than other hydraulic effects.
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