Question : Statement 1: It becomes difficult to open and shut the wooden doors and windows during rainy season. Statement 2: Wooden doors and windows imbibe water in rainy season and thus their volume is increased.

Question : Statement 1: It becomes difficult to open and shut the wood

1.	Question : Statement 1: It becomes difficult to open and shut the wooden doors and windows during rainy season. Statement 2: Wooden doors and windows imbibe water in rainy season and thus their volume is increased.
Answer» Both STATEMENTS `1` and `2` are CORRECT. Statement `1`is correct but statement `2` is incorrect. Statement `1` is incorrect but statement`2` is correct. Both statements `1` and `2` are incorrect. Solution : Wooden doors and windows adsorb water in humid rainy season and INCREASE in their volume so that they are hard to open or close. If a dry piece of wood is placed in water it swells and increases its volume During IMBIBITION the water molecules get tightly adsorbed and become immobilised.