PHARM MED ORG: 1 commonly used antiseptics and
disinfectants

2 Antimicrobial potencies of primary alcohols increase with molecular weight until __

3 As primary alcohol chain length increases, van der Waals interactions __ and penetrating microbial membranes __

Question

1 commonly used antiseptics and
disinfectants

2 Antimicrobial potencies of primary alcohols increase with molecular weight until __

3 As primary alcohol chain length increases, van der Waals interactions __ and penetrating microbial membranes __

Dwight Obillos · Accepted Answer

1 Ethyl and Isopropyl alcohol

2 8-carbon atom

3 increase, increases

1 commonly used antiseptics and disinfectants 2 Antimicrobial potencies of primary alcohols increase with molecular weight until 3 As primary alcohol chain length increases, van der Waals interactions and penetrating microbial membranes __