Madhu bought a jar of coconut oil. She used it regularly in summer. But, the oil did not come out of the jar in winter. What can be the reason for this?

Freezing

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Melting

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Boiling

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Sublimation

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Solution

The correct option is A Freezing
Coconut oil has a freezing point of $24^{0} C$ . In winter season the room temperature sometimes dips below $24^{0} C$ , so, the freezing (solidification) of coconut oil takes place. This prevents the oil to readily flow out of the jar.

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