Antiseptics and Disinfectants

Q.

How do antiseptics differ from disinfectants? Give one example.

Q.

Write the differences between the following:-

Disinfectant and Antiseptic

Q.

Dettol is the mixture of

1. chloroxylenol and bithionol

2. chloroxylenol and terpineol

3. phenol and iodine

4. terpineol and bithionol

Q. The formulation of Dettol contains

1. Chloroxylenol
2. Terpineol
3. Alcohol
4. All of these

Q.

Do antiseptics kill spores?

Q.

In order to disinfect the swimming pool, your swimming coach adds 3 to 4 bleaching powder tablets. You insist that he adds more so that the pool can be nicely disinfected, but firmly rejects.

1. Why should an excess of bleaching powder not be added to swimming pools?
2. What value do you think your coach exhibited by denying your desire to add more tablets to the water?

Q.

Bithional is added to an additive to function as a/an

1. Softner
2. Hardner
3. Dryer
4. Antiseptic

Q.

Antiseptics are different from dis-infectants as

1. Antiseptic merely inhibit the growth and disinfectant kill the micro organisms.
2. Antiseptic are used againet micro organisms while disinfectants are used against insects.
3. Antiseptic are used only over skin while disingectants can be taken or ally also.
4. antiseptic are used over living tissuee while disingectants can not be used over living.

Q. Dettol consists of

1. Cresol + ethanol
2. Xylenol + terpeneol
3. Chloroxylenol + terpeneol
4. None of these

Q.

Define the following terms (with examples):

Minerals

Q.

Antiseptics are used on

1. floors

2. crockery

3. wounds

4. drains

Q. Choose correct option-

1. Binding of inhibitor at allosteric site causes no change in shape of active site.
2. 2 - 3 % solution of water in iodine is called tincture of iodine.
3. Drugs that mimic the natural messenger by switching on the receptor, these are called antagonists.
4. Dettol, an antiseptic contains chloroxylenol and terpineol.

Q. Antiseptics and disinfectants either skill or prevent the growth of microorganisms. Identify which of the following statements is not true.

1. Dilute solutions of boric acid and hydrogen peroxide are strong antiseptics.
2. Disinfectants harm the living tissues.
3. A 0.2% solution of phenol is an antiseptic
4. Chlorine and iodine are used as strong disinfectants.