why heated water under pressure can kill bacteria?

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why heated water under pressure can kill bacteria?

2007-12-09 14:43:10 · 2 answers · asked by brenda m 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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All living things have limits as to how high a temperature they can tolerate.

2007-12-09 14:47:19 · answer #1 · answered by Tim C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It cooks them, quite literally. It denatures the proteins like what happens to a boiled egg.

The pressure is there only to make it possible to get really killing temperatures (> 100C) without boiling away.

2007-12-09 22:48:45 · answer #2 · answered by Facts Matter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋