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wut3va t1_j68kikq wrote

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

I thought it broke down chemicals like water into it's constituent elements of hydrogen and oxygen.

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man-vs-spider t1_j691n5j wrote

There’s typically other things in the water that can be broken down / chemically changed. Even something like salt water can produce chlorine gas

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Newone1255 t1_j6amahn wrote

If the water was 100% distilled fresh water it would be fine. But distilling the water achieves the desired effect in the first place

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