The radius of a palladium atom is 137 pm. how many palladium atoms would have to be laid side by side to span a distance of 4.25 mm?

Decomposition is the cycle at which bacteria breaks down any organic material into the soil

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.