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Wooden doors swell up and get stuck duri...

Wooden doors swell up and get stuck during rainy season due to

A

imbibition

B

endosmosis

C

capillarity

D

deplasmolysis

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A
Jamming of wooden frames during rains is caused by swelling of wood due to imbibition . (The absorption of water by the solid particles of a substance without forming a solution is called imbitition.)
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