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← HistoryGiven a weight limit, which consequence occurs concerning mortar choice bonding efficiency when creating Byzantine mosaics on pendentives?
A)Tesserae detachment risk increases severely✓
B)Grout color becomes less visually stable
C)Setting rate variations become unpredictable
D)Efflorescence formation accelerates notably
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Structural instability arises from exceeding weight constraints on pendentives; inadequate mortar, and therefore insufficient cohesion, leads to increased tesserae detachment risk because pendentive mosaics were heavy. This outcome occurs, rather than grout discoloration, cracking, or salt formation, because of load increases.
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