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Which outcome occurs when an ice slurry used for rapid food cooling experiences decreased agitation?

A)Supercooling becomes increasingly sustained
B)Dendritic ice crystal growth accelerates
C)Equilibrium vapor pressure is elevated
D)Homogeneous nucleation events concentrate

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Decreased agitation reduces heat transfer, therefore the Gibbs-Thomson effect causes accelerated dendritic ice crystal growth, because solute concentrates at the solid–liquid interface driving non-equilibrium solidification, rather than sustained supercooling which requires homogeneous mixing under high pressure.

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