Out of the following elements, which has the smallest radius ? a. Mg
b. Al
c. Si
d. K
e. Ca

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.

Standing in the sunlight and feeling the heat on your face (uv radiation is entering the skin, converting to infrared radiation, and is absorbed by your tissues)orstanding near a fire and feeling the heat on your skin (infrared radiation transfer)

"electrical energy" transforms to "thermal energy".hope my answer has you : )