hole-complexes are constantly consumed at the surface, which acts as a sink, until removed from the crystal. This mechanism provides the counterpart to the reduction of the interstitial Ag_i⁺ to Ag_i⁰, giving an overall equation of:

:AgBr -> Ag + FRACTION Br₂

Latent image formation and photography

Now that some of the theory has been presented, the actual mechanism of the photographic process can be discussed. To summarize, as a photographic film is subjected to

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