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A conservator is working to restore a large marble statue from a Greek temple by scrubbing it with water and soap. What is a likely drawback to this preservation?

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breaking off large sections of marble during scrubbing

removing the aged look of the statue during scrubbing

wearing off small bits of marble with the scrubbing

breaking down the chemical composition of the marble with scrubbing

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wearing off small bits of marble with the scrubbing

Reason: mechanical abrasion from scrubbing will gradually remove surface material (loss of fine detail), even if large sections don't break off.