Q. A special type, which occurs when water is absorbed by solids causing them to increase in volume is called
A) Osmosis
B) Translocation
C) Imbibition
D) Transpiration
Explanation
Imbibition. Imbibition is a special type of diffusion when water is absorbed by solids-colloids causing them to enormously increase in volume. The classical example of imbibition are absorption of water by seeds and dry wood
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