All of the following are effects seen when mercury phase exceeds the volume limit EXCEPT?
Correct Answer: Decrease in flow
Description: The mercury phase is the weakest phase in the product mass, and when it exceeds a certain volume limit, there will be a drastic drop in the strength and hardness properties of amalgam, in addition to increase in flow and creep of the restoration.
Reference: Marzouk Operative dentistry, pg-106
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