Combined Science GCSE
Chlorine
What Chlorine means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Added as a gas or compound, it kills bacteria by disrupting their cell processes and leaves a residual that protects water in pipes.
A sterilising agent commonly added in the UK, killing bacteria such as those causing cholera and typhoid.
Topics that use Chlorine
- Potable water (AQA GCSE)
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