Potassium alum in the fixer serves to:

a. neutralize the alkali of the developer.
b. act as a preservative.
c. clear remaining crystals.
d. shrink and harden the emulsion.


d. The hardening agent, potassium alum, shrinks and hardens the gelatin emulsion.

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