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The setting reaction of dental amalgam proceeds primarily by _____.

Dissolution of the entire alloy particle into mercury.

Dissolution of the Cu from the particles into mercury.

Precipitation of Sn-Hg crystals.

Mercury reaction with Ag on or in the alloy particle.

High-Yield Explanation

The trituration process mixes the amalgam components and the reaction results in the alloy particle being coated by mercury and a product being formed.

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