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Dry wooden stakes in cracks of a rock and soaked will develop pressure that will split the rock. The phenomenon is

A

Osmotic preesure

B

Imbibitions

C

Turgor pressure

D

Deplasmolysis

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Dry wooden stakes driven in cracks of a rock and soaked will develop pressure that will split the rock. The phenomenon is imbibition
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