Chemistry A-Level
dose determines risk
What dose determines risk means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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At the few parts per million used in a public supply, chlorine presents a very small risk, while the disease risk it removes is very large.
Topics that use dose determines risk
- Uses of chlorine and chlorate(I) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- bleach and disinfectant
- chlorate(I) ion
- chloric(I) acid as the active species
- chlorination
- controlling the dose
- Disproportionation
- effect of conditions
- evaluating a treatment
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