Early Bronze Age metalworkers observed porosity increase during mold-casting impure copper. Which mechanism reduced voids using charcoal?

💡 Explanation

Charcoal reduces porosity via carbon monoxide scavenging; because molten copper absorbs hydrogen readily, the charcoal produces CO which reacts with and removes dissolved hydrogen, therefore, reducing gas bubble formation, rather than altering melt convection or solidification parameters.

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