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Which outcome occurs when exceeding silicon crystal's tensile strength?

A)Brittle fracture via crack propagation
B)Plastic deformation before failure
C)Increased piezoelectric charge generation
D)Transition to amorphous phase abruptly

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Brittle fracture occurs under tension because cleavage plane weakness induces Griffith crack propagation, therefore a crack spreads rapidly, rather than deforming plastically due to limited dislocation movement in the tetrahedral crystal.

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