Photographers' Formulary 10g Potassium Bicarbonate
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Photographers' Formulary 10g Potassium Bicarbonate

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Key Features

  • Achieve superior image quality with this 10g pack of Potassium Bicarbonate.
  • Get consistent chemical reactions every time with our high-quality formula.
  • Ensure archival properties in your prints using this essential darkroom chemical.
  • Enjoy ease of use; this Potassium Bicarbonate mixes effortlessly into solutions.
  • Precisely control mixing ratios for tailored development with this potent alkali.
  • Benefit from extended shelf life, ensuring your Potassium Bicarbonate stays fresh.
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Photographers' Formulary Potassium Bicarbonate Specifications

  • Synonyms

    Carbonate of potash
    Pearl ash
    Potash
    Salt of tartar
    Salt of wormwood
    Sub-carbonate of potash
    Potassium acid carbonate
    Carbonic acid
    Monopotassium salt
    Potassium hydrogen carbonate

  • Appearance

    White, deliquescent, granular powder Odorless

  • Uses

    Since potassium carbonate is more soluble than sodium carbonate, it is used in concentrated solutions where an alkali is needed. Potassium carbonate can be substituted for sodium carbonate an alkali accelerator in developers. As is solubility is much greater developers with greater concentration can be formulated. Thirteen parts by weight are equal to 10 parts by weight with sodium carbonate. Substituting potassium carbonate for sodium carbonate Will help obtain warmer tones in paper development

  • Chemical Formula

    KHCO3

  • Weight

    10g (0.35oz)

About Photographers' Formulary Potassium Bicarbonate

Potassium Bicarbonate Uses
Since potassium carbonate is more soluble than sodium carbonate, it is used in concentrated solutions where an alkali is needed. Potassium carbonate can be substituted for sodium carbonate an alkali accelerator in developers. As is solubility is much greater, developers with greater concentration can be formulated. Thirteen parts by weight are equal to 10 parts by weight with sodium carbonate. Substituting potassium carbonate for sodium carbonate Will help obtain warmer tones in paper development.

Note:
To substitute potassium carbonate anhydrous, multiply the amount of sodium carbonate monohydrate by 0.90.

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Key Features

  • Achieve superior image quality with this 10g pack of Potassium Bicarbonate.
  • Get consistent chemical reactions every time with our high-quality formula.
  • Ensure archival properties in your prints using this essential darkroom chemical.
  • Enjoy ease of use; this Potassium Bicarbonate mixes effortlessly into solutions.
  • Precisely control mixing ratios for tailored development with this potent alkali.
  • Benefit from extended shelf life, ensuring your Potassium Bicarbonate stays fresh.