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A closed can of dried seeds bursts open if some water enters it by accident. Give Reasons.

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If some water enters in a closed can of dried seeds, the seeds absorb water by imbibition and osmosis and swell up. The swelling up of seeds exerts a force on the walls of the can, and hence the can bursts open.

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