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A bottle filled with previously moistened Mustard seeds and water was screw capped tightly and kept in a corner. It blew up suddenly after about half an hour. The phenomenon involved

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Diffusion

B

Imbibition

C

Osmosis

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D.P.D.

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A bottle filled with previously moistened Mustard seeds and water was screw capped tightly and kept in a corner. It blows up suddenly after about half and hour. The phenomenon involved is imbibition.
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