Chem 2"
elizabeth
although expensive, platinum is used as a catalyst to break down harmful gases in car emhaust into less harmful gases which
statement best describes platinum in this use?

You would be correct, boiling water does disinfect contamination.    the property of disinfecting means to kill  germs, bacteria and other pathogens or contamination  that might cause an infection or cause a person to become sickly. a couple methods of disinfecting are using soap, other cleaning supplies or by simply "boiling" the contaminate.  the reason why boiling water disinfects certain attributes is because some cells cannot survive the heat and pressure.

Answer//the law of conservation of mass.;