Explain why chlorine is used for sterilising drinking water supply 0
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Chlorine is used for sterilising drinking water supply because as it it highly toxic it kills all the bacteria and microorganisms in the water.
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This method is used to kill certain bacteria and other microbes in tap water as chlorine is highly toxic. In particular, chlorination is used to prevent the spread of waterborne diseases such as cholera, dysentery, typhoid etc. Chlorination is one of many methods that can be used to disinfect water.
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