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The chemical used as a fixer in photography is:

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Think of the compound called "hypo" used in the darkroom.
Updated On: Jul 17, 2026
  • Sodium thiosulphate
  • Sodium sulphate
  • Borax
  • Ammonium sulphate
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The Correct Option is A

Solution and Explanation

We need the chemical that fixes a photographic image by removing leftover silver halide.

  1. Sodium sulphate is just a simple salt with no ability to dissolve silver halide, so it cannot fix a film.
  2. Borax is a mild alkaline cleaning agent, used in glass and detergents, not in photography processing.
  3. Ammonium sulphate is a common nitrogen fertiliser and has no role in film development.
  4. Sodium thiosulphate reacts with silver bromide to form a soluble silver thiosulphate complex, $\mathrm{AgBr + 2Na_2S_2O_3 \to Na_3[Ag(S_2O_3)_2] + NaBr}$, which washes off the film and leaves a stable image.

So option A, sodium thiosulphate, is the fixer used in photography.

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