Which statement accurately describes the atoms of a specific element? A- A meroury, Hg, atom contains 80 electrons and 80 protons inside the nucleus.

B- A palladium, Pd, atom contains 46 electrons outside the nucleus and 45 neutrons inside the nucleus

C- An antimony, Sb atom contains 51 protons inside the nucleus and 51 electrons outside the nucleus.

D- An iridium, It, atom contains 77 protons inside the nucleus and 115 neutrons outside the nucleus.

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.