Question

For which purpose potassium bromide is used?
1. Anti seizure drug
2. Gun Powder
3. Photography
4. Germicide

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Anti seizure drug

The correct answer is Anti-seizure drugs.

• The potassium bromide, or KBr, has been used as an anti-seizure drug in human and veterinary medicine for over a century.
• Phenobarbital, or PB, has been used to treat seizures for years too.
• Given the long history of widespread use of both medications, This drug is not FDA approved for treating seizures in humans or animals.
• Potassium bromide is one of the standard anticonvulsant drugs used to treat canine and feline epilepsy and is often abbreviated as KBr.
• This is often used in combination with Phenobarbital but can also be used by itself to regulate seizure activity.

• Potassium bromide is a pure, crystalline powder under normal conditions. It is free to soluble in water acetonitrile is not soluble.
• Potassium bromide tastes sweet in a dilute aqueous solution, it tastes sour at low concentrations and tastes salty when the concentration is much low.
• KBr Uses (Potassium Bromide) are:
  • Used as plasticizers.
  • Used in the water treatment of aquariums.
  • Used as an anticonvulsant.
  • Used as a Sedative.
  • Used as a heat stabilizer for nylon.
  • Used as a laboratory agent.
  • Potassium Bromide is used to manufacture photographic papers and plates.

Item	Details
Gun Powder	Gunpowder, also known as the retronym black powder to distinguish it from modern smokeless powder, is the earliest known chemical explosive. It consists of a mixture of sulfur, carbon, and potassium nitrate. Sulfur and charcoal act as fuels while the saltpetre is an oxidizer.
Photography	Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film.
Germicide	something (such as an antiseptic or disinfectant) that destroys or inactivates pathogens (such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi): an agent or preparation that is effective against germs.