Which mechanism best explains material degradation in Byzantine glass mosaics exposed to humid coastal air?

💡 Explanation

Efflorescence occurs because salt solutions within the glass migrate to its surface, where water evaporates and salt precipitates. Therefore, damaging surface crusts form, rather than mechanisms involving electron transfer and rising liquids, which require specific materials or geometries.

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