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 penomenon involved is

Diffusion

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Imbibition

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Osmosis

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Solution

The correct option is B Imbibition

Imbibition is a special type of diffusion when water is absorbed by solids-colloids causing an enormous increase in volume. Examples include the absorption of water by seeds and dry wood.

When moistened mustard seeds are kept in a corner in a bottle then due to imbibition, seeds will absorb water and suddenly blew up.
So the correct answer is 'Imbibition'.

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