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Which component is present in the HIGHEST percentage in dental amalgam?

Copper
Silver
Mercury
Tin

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Correct answer: C. Mercury

MERCURY ~50% by weight of dental amalgam (largest single component). The silver alloy powder (~50%) contains silver (~65-70% of alloy), tin, copper, zinc. While silver dominates the metallic alloy, mercury is the largest single component of final amalgam.

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