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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when rapid cooling causes a metallic glass alloy to solidify below its glass transition temperature?
A)Crystalline domains nucleate and grow
B)Viscosity increases exponentially✓
C)Density decreases due to void formation
D)Ductility significantly improves
💡 Explanation
When rapidly cooled below the glass transition temperature, a metallic glass alloy experiences structural relaxation because atomic mobility decreases drastically, causing a massive, exponential increase in viscosity. Therefore viscosity increases exponentially rather than nucleation, decreased density or improved ductility, which all require different kinetic or thermodynamic conditions.
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