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A small glass bottle is filled till top with dry seeds and water. It is corked and left but suddenly after few hours it explodes. This happens due to the phenomenon of:

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Diffusion

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Imbibition

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Respiration

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Osmosis

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Solution

The correct option is B
Imbibition

It is due to imbibition that the seeds absorb water and swells up.

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