Question

Name the chemical used to kill germs in water

Answer 1

• The technique of adding chemicals like chlorine to drinking water to destroy parasites, germs, and viruses is known as chlorination.
• Chlorine destroys pathogens including bacteria & viruses by breaking their chemical bonds.
• Chlorine compounds that can interchange atoms with other chemicals, such as enzymes in bacteria, are utilized as disinfectants for this purpose.