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Surgical instruments are sterilized by placing them in ____water.

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Instruments are placed in a surgical pack and exposed to steam under pressure.
Steam is having very high energy so it can kill bacteria.
Steam is having high latent heat of energy i.e. 540 calories per gram.
Hence, surgical instruments are sterilized by placing them in boiling water.

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