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← HistoryWhich risk increased when Song Dynasty miners used black powder for underground quarrying?
A)Decreased iron ore strength
B)Accidental stratum subsidence✓
C)Localized anthracite seam alteration
D)Enhanced water purification rates
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Accidental stratum subsidence risk increased due to shock wave propagation from insufficiently controlled black powder explosions, leading to fractured supports; the high power caused collapse, rather than localized changes or water purification, because the Shock Wave action damaged supporting rocks.
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