Submitted by FreshT3ch t3_10n6wg5 in explainlikeimfive
frakc t1_j68ly87 wrote
Reply to comment by Alexis_J_M in ELI5: why can't we use electricity to kill microorganisms in small amount of water ? by FreshT3ch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjoDnJU243M
applying current to water will boil it. Note that the water became relatively darker than it was. Often it is harmless - oxidized iron. Sometimes it forms toxic compounds like sulfuric salts (such compounds do not darken the water and it is indistinguishable from normal water)
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