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- Used in Kallitype Developers
- Also Used for Silvering Mirrors
This is 1 lb of Rochelle Salt from Photographers' Formulary . It is commonly used as a component when mixing brown, sepia, blue, and maroon Kallitype developers. It is also used for silvering mirrors and is an ingredient in Fehling's solution.
| Synonyms | Sodium potassium tartrate, tetrahydrate Rochelle salt Rochelle salt tetrahydrate Seignette salt tetrahydrate Potassium sodium L-tartrate tetrahydrate Potassium Sodium Tartrate Tetrahydrate |
| Appearance | Colorless to blue-white orthorhombic crystalline salt |
| Uses | It is an ingredient of Fehling's solution . It is used in silvering mirrors. |
| Chemical Formula | KNaC4H4O6.4H2O |
| Notes | Also called Seignette salt after Pierre Seignette, an apothecary of La Rochelle, France, who was the first to make it (c.1675). Chemically, it is potassium sodium tartrate. |
| Weight | 1 lb / 453.6 g |
| Packaging Info | |
|---|---|
| Package Weight | 1.1 lb |
| Box Dimensions (LxWxH) | 5.0 x 3.05 x 3.05" |
Description
- Used in Kallitype Developers
- Also Used for Silvering Mirrors
This is 1 lb of Rochelle Salt from Photographers' Formulary . It is commonly used as a component when mixing brown, sepia, blue, and maroon Kallitype developers. It is also used for silvering mirrors and is an ingredient in Fehling's solution.
| Synonyms | Sodium potassium tartrate, tetrahydrate Rochelle salt Rochelle salt tetrahydrate Seignette salt tetrahydrate Potassium sodium L-tartrate tetrahydrate Potassium Sodium Tartrate Tetrahydrate |
| Appearance | Colorless to blue-white orthorhombic crystalline salt |
| Uses | It is an ingredient of Fehling's solution . It is used in silvering mirrors. |
| Chemical Formula | KNaC4H4O6.4H2O |
| Notes | Also called Seignette salt after Pierre Seignette, an apothecary of La Rochelle, France, who was the first to make it (c.1675). Chemically, it is potassium sodium tartrate. |
| Weight | 1 lb / 453.6 g |
| Packaging Info | |
|---|---|
| Package Weight | 1.1 lb |
| Box Dimensions (LxWxH) | 5.0 x 3.05 x 3.05" |










