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silver bromide


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silver bromide

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A yellow, water-insoluble powder, AgBr, which darkens upon exposure to light, produced by the reaction of silver nitrate with a bromide. It was used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic emulsions from about 1875-1880.

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bromide

bromide, silver

bromure d'argent

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