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minus-squareShard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 months agoELI5 answer is 90% alcohol dries out the bacteria too fast and it converts into a bacterial spore with a hard shell that protects its insides. 70% alcohol gives it time to penetrate the cell wall and “dissolve” the insides of the bacteria, either killing it or rendering it non infective.
ELI5 answer is 90% alcohol dries out the bacteria too fast and it converts into a bacterial spore with a hard shell that protects its insides.
70% alcohol gives it time to penetrate the cell wall and “dissolve” the insides of the bacteria, either killing it or rendering it non infective.