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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 567

Q567

Tyndallization consists of heating the subastance at

A.
45°C
B.
60°C
C.
100°C
Answer
D.
80°C

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Tyndallization consists of heating the substance at 100°C.
Tyndallization is a process from the nineteenth century for sterilizing substances, usually food, named after its inventor John Tyndall, that can be used to kill heat-resistant endospores.
Tyndallization essentially consists of heating the substance to boiling point (or just a little below boiling point) and holding it there for 15 minutes, three days in succession.