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← ScienceWhich consequence results when a voltage spike causes dielectric breakdown?
A)Covalent bonds rupture, releasing monomers✓
B)Van der Waals forces become stronger
C)Ionic mobility decreases significantly
D)Hydrogen bonds begin to dominate structure
💡 Explanation
Dielectric breakdown overwhelms the material's insulating properties because the extremely high electric field exceeds the covalent bond strength, starting a cascade of bond ruptures due to electron avalanche; therefore the material decomposes rather than increasing ionic mobility or only increasing weaker intermolecular hydrogen bonds.
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