Which outcome typically results from higher volatile content within magma?

💡 Explanation

Higher volatile content increases gas escape pressure, promoting fragmentation and violent eruptions due to Vesiculation. This intensifies explosive eruption likelihood, rather than creating effusive flows because expanding gas disrupts the magma structure.

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