Potassium Bromide longevity

Jarin Blaschke

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• Dec 26, 2023

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Hello everybody:

I'm printing while home for the holidays. There is Potassium Bromide here, probably dating from 2019. How long should I expect this chemical to last and act normally?

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Jarin

 

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• Dec 26, 2023

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Indefinitely

 

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• Dec 26, 2023

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Anon Ymous said:

Indefinitely

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Absolutely. Especially in dry/powder form. Although I expect a watery solution of KBr to also be pretty darn stable.

 

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Jarin Blaschke

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Thanks - I'll give it a whirl!

J

 

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• Dec 26, 2023

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Jarin Blaschke said:

Thanks - I'll give it a whirl!

J

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Use it without fear! I have some in a sealed brown Kodak jar almost as old as me (74), and it works just fine.