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Why is `AgBr` used in photography ?

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Out of all silver halidas, `AgBr` is most sensitive to light and under goes photo reduction to metallic silver instantaneously on exposure to light.
`2AgBrto2Ag+Br_(2)`
Unexposed `AgBr` can be dissolved out in hypo `(Na_(2)S_(2)O_(3))` solution.
`AgBr+2Na_(2)S_(2)O_(3)toNa_(3)[Ag(S_(2)O_(3))]+NaBr`.
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  • Hypo is used in photography to

    A
    reduce AgBr grains to metallic silver
    B
    convert metallic silver to silver salt
    C
    remove undecomposed silver bromide as a soluble complex
    D
    remove reduced silver.
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    A
    reduce AgBr grains to metallic silver.
    B
    convert metallic silver to silver salt.
    C
    remove the undecomposed silver bromide as a soluble complex
    D
    remove the reduced silver.
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    A
    Reduce `AgBr` grains to metallic silver
    B
    Convert the metallic silver to silver salt
    C
    Remove undecomposed silver bromide as a soluble complex
    D
    Remove reduced silver
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