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Which of the following is an impoant disinfectant on account of effectively destroying gram positive and gram negative bacteria, viruses and even spores at low pH levels?

A
Phenol
B
Alcohol
C
Chlorine
D
Hexachlorophene
High-Yield Explanation
Chlorine is used commonly as hypochlorites chlorine and hypochlorite are markedly bactericidal. They have a wide spectrum of action against viruses. The organic chloramines are used as antiseptics for dressing wounds REF:Ananthanarayan & Panicker's Textbook of Microbiology 9th edition pg no:35

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