Select the FALSE statement regarding hydrogen peroxide.
A) It is a sterilant for inanimate objects and is quickly inactivated on living tissue.
B) It leaves no toxic residue and is safe on materials such as glass and plastic.
C) It is broken down by catalase into water and oxygen.
D) It is even more effective when used in combination with peracetic acid.
E) It immediately kills all bacteria when applied to a wound.
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A) has not been approved for
Q25: Chlorine
A) readily reacts with organics to produce
Q28: Gamma rays cause biological damage in living
Q29: Which would be most effective against Pseudomonas?
A)
Q30: Chlorhexidine
A) is an aldehyde.
B) is extensively used
Q31: Oxidation of proteins is achieved most readily
A)
Q32: Commercial canning processes
A) destroy Clostridium botulinum spores,
Q33: Microwaves do not kill organisms directly but
Q36: Chemical germicides
A) may react irreversibly with proteins/enzymes.
B)
Q39: Ultraviolet radiation at the bactericidal wavelength destroys
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