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Question
Which of the following acts as a stimulus in the process of hydrotropism?
(a) hydrocarbon
(b) hydrogen oxide
(c) hydrogen chloride
(d) hydrogen peroxide
Solution
(b) Hydrogen oxide
Water or hydrogen oxide acts as a stimulus in the process of hydrotropism.
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