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it is used in the compound silver iodide and it reflects the light. it is essentially the basis of black and white Photography.

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What element is used in photography and as an antiseptic?

Iodine ******** And silver.


Which compound that darkens in light used in photography?

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Iodine is a chemical element that has the symbol Iand atomic number 53. Naturally-occurring iodine is a single isotope with 74 neutrons. Iodine and its compounds are primarily used in medicine, photography, and dyes.


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