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shinn91 t1_j680thg wrote

Reply to comment by Rakeallday in ELI5: why can't we use electricity to kill microorganisms in small amount of water ? by FreshT3ch

Little funfact my chemistry prof once told us. If you use desinfect, like isopropanol, it kills the bacteria by dissolving their shell and their inner parts run out and they die.

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mr_birkenblatt t1_j68df5l wrote

That's why you should still wash your hands even after using hand sanitizer. The dead bodies of the bacteria become food for the next generation

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