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In our municipal drinking water, under purification and supply scheme, chlorine is added to water because
In our municipal drinking water, under purification and supply scheme, chlorine is added to water because
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The correct option is B Chlorine kills harmful bacteria.
Chlorine is used for municipal drinking water purification. It is a strong oxidizing agent, hence it kills pathogenic bacteria by oxidation of organic molecules. Chlorine on hydrolysis produces hypochlorous acid that penetrates the pathogenic surface and disintegrates lipids in its cell wall. It also reacts with intracellular enzymes and proteins and deactivates them. Hence chlorination is used to prevent the spread of waterborne diseases such as cholera, dysentery and typhoid. Thus the correct answer is option B.
Chlorine is used for municipal drinking water purification. It is a strong oxidizing agent, hence it kills pathogenic bacteria by oxidation of organic molecules. Chlorine on hydrolysis produces hypochlorous acid that penetrates the pathogenic surface and disintegrates lipids in its cell wall. It also reacts with intracellular enzymes and proteins and deactivates them. Hence chlorination is used to prevent the spread of waterborne diseases such as cholera, dysentery and typhoid. Thus the correct answer is option B.
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