Q. Swelling of wooden doors during rainy season is due to ——?

A
Capillarity
B
Endosmosis
C
Imbibition
D
Deplasmolysis
Solution:
  • The swelling of wooden doors is caused by the process of imbibition.
  • Imbibition is the absorption of water by solid particles of a substance without forming a solution.
  • The two essential things for imbibition are absorbent (wooden frame) and liquid imbibed (water).
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