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Jamming of wooden doors and windows takes place during rainy season. Give reason

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Wooden frames of doors get jammed during monsoon season due to the process of imbibition.
In this process, water is adsorbed to the surface of hydrophilic colloids. As wood has strong affinity for water, they absorb water from their surroundings and get swelled up.
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