During processing, which step dries the film after washing?

During processing, which step dries the film after washing?

• A. Developing
• B. Rinsing
• C. Drying
• D. Fixing

Answer: (C)

During film processing, the film is finally dried after washing. Drying removes the remaining moisture so the film can be handled, stored, and viewed without sticking or leaving water spots. The other stages have different jobs: developing creates the visible image by chemical change in the emulsion; fixing makes the image permanent by removing unexposed silver halide; rinsing or washing cleans away chemicals left after development and fixing. None of those steps are intended to remove the last traces of water—that job belongs to the drying step.

During film processing, the film is finally dried after washing. Drying removes the remaining moisture so the film can be handled, stored, and viewed without sticking or leaving water spots. The other stages have different jobs: developing creates the visible image by chemical change in the emulsion; fixing makes the image permanent by removing unexposed silver halide; rinsing or washing cleans away chemicals left after development and fixing. None of those steps are intended to remove the last traces of water—that job belongs to the drying step.