Q419
Wooden doors swell up and get stuck during rainy season due to
A.
Capillarity
B.
Imbibition
AnswerC.
Endosmosis
D.
Exosmosis
Answer: Option B
Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Wooden doors swell up and get stuck during the rainy season due to Imbibition.Imbibition is a special type of diffusion that takes place when liquid is absorbed by solids-colloids causing an increase in volume.
Water surface potential movement takes place along a concentration gradient; some dry materials absorb water. A gradient between the absorbent and the liquid is essential for imbibition.
Dry wooden doors imbibe water from the moisture in the atmosphere during the rainy season and swell up.