Why is there a private access modifier in an abstract class in Java, even though we cannot create an instance of an abstract class?

Question

I know it is not a good coding practice to declare a method as private in an abstract class. Even though we cannot create an instance of an

Answer 1

I know it is not a good coding practice to declare a method as private in an abstract class.

I don't. Where did you get that idea?

what is the scope of it within an abstract class?

The abstract class.