Question

An autoclave is used to sterlize surgical equipment It is for more effective to produce steam by autoclave than steam produed from boilling water in open atmosphere because it generates steam at a pressure of two atmosphere ? Explain why an autoclave is such an efficient sterilization device​

Answer 1

Autoclave is an efficient sterilization device as it generate heat at low atmospheric pressure i.e.it uses saturated under pressure.

It is used for sterilization for bacteriological culture ,glasswares,instruments and others also.

Saturated steam is more efficient than others because.

It provides great lethal action of moist air

It's very fastly heat the exposed articles.