Response to Potassium or Sodium

Thanks Conrad for the interesting question, and Ted also for that interesting reply. I had always assumed, based on what I had read, that the higher the alkalinity, the more coarse the grain structure (something about the high activity causing clumping). And therefore assumed that developers like Rodinal, would be improved if the hydroxide was replaced with a less base accelerator like either of the carbonates. Its not quite that simple after all. Wish the whole thing wasnt so complicated!

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