10. The definition of absorption is
a. The passage of light through an object
b. The energy that is transferred by a wave to the medium it travels
C. The bouncing of a wave off a surface
d. The overlap of waves that combine to make a new wave.

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.

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