Which risk increases when rapid thermal cycling causes a crystal's temperature gradient limit to be exceeded?

💡 Explanation

Increased dislocation glide results because exceeding the temperature gradient accelerates differential expansion in the lattice, resulting in thermal stress triggering microscopic slips. Therefore, option A, rather than electronic or magnetic phenomena, reflects this failure from plastic deformation.

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