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Question
An autoclave is used to sterilize surgical equipment becauseA) it allows water to boil at temperatures less than 100 C.
B) it allows water to boil at 100 C at pressures less than 1 atm.
C) it allows water to boil at 100 C at pressures greater than 1 atm.
D) it allows water to boil at temperatures above 100 C.
E) it provides very high temperatures and very low pressures.
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