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← ScienceWhich risk specifically increases when a cryogenic storage vessel warms?
A)Metal embrittlement leads propagation
B)Vapor pressure exceeds tank design✓
C)Thermal conductivity causes creep
D)Refrigerant viscosity approaches zero
💡 Explanation
Boiling occurs because the *vapor pressure* rises exponentially with temperature. Therefore, pressure rapidly overcomes the vessel's capacity, rather than embrittlement at the walls or simple effects of thermal conductivity changing creep rates inside the vessel.
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