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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

Name a substance which can be used as an antiseptic as well as disinfectant.

Profile image of Jayant Kumar
12 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Aarti Gupta
11 Years ago
The same substance can act as an antiseptic ae well as disinfectant by varying the concentration of the solution used.For ex- 0.2 percent solution of phenol act as an antiseptic and its 1 percent solution is a disinfectant.