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Processing Chemicals

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What is the reducing agent in the developer?   hydroquinone and phenidone  
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Which reducing agent in the developer produces black and white?   hydroquinone  
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Which reducing agent in the developer produces grays?   phenidone  
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Name the activator in the developer that swells the gelatin and makes an alkaline pH?   sodium carbonate  
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Potassium Bromide   starter/antifoggant/restrainer in the developer; it decreases the activities of fresh chemicals  
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This preservative is a buffer that preserves original concentration of the chemicals?   sodium sulfite  
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Hardens the emulsion in the developer   gluteraldehyde  
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Solvent used in both the developer and fixer?   water - dissolves the chemicals  
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What are the four steps in film processing?   developer, fixer, washing, dryer  
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What is the total time of the film processing?   90 seconds  
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What is the cleaning agent in the fixer?   Hypoammonium thiosulfate  
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What is the purpose of the cleaning agent in the fixer?   It removes silver halide crystals that were undeveloped and stops reduction  
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Acetic acid   activator found in the fixer and makes the acid pH and stops reduction  
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Gluteraldehyde is the hardener found in the fixer that hardens the emulsion. T/F   False - Potassium alum is the hardner in the fixer  
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What preservative is found in both the fixer and the developer?   sodium sulfite  
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What is the purpose of the replenishment tanks?   refills the developer and fixer tanks; 100-110 ml per 14" of film  
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What is the silver recovery unit?   mechanism to collect the silver  
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When is the image manifest?   In the developer due to hydroquinone (blacks and whites) and phenidone (produces grays)  
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It there is an ammonia smell what has happened?   mixture of chemicals  
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What is the purpose of the crossover rollers?   takes film from one tank to another  
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Scwegie rollers   takes excess chemicals off of film to prevent contamination  
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Purpose of splash guards.   prevent splashing and mixture of chemicals  
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What is the purpose of the silver recovery units?   economical and ecological  
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What are the two types of silver recovery units?   electrolytic and chemical  
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Aggitation upon imersion helps to produce ________.   uniform development  
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Why is the water kept at 5-7 degrees lower than the temp of the chemicals?   To stabilize the developer  
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Two purposes of the circulation system.   provides agitation and helps to mix the chemicals  
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