PERFORMANCE TESTS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF PH WITH GLASS ELECTRODES IN LOW IONIC-STRENGTH SOLUTIONS INCLUDING NATURAL-WATERS
PERFORMANCE TESTS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF PH WITH GLASS ELECTRODES IN LOW IONIC-STRENGTH SOLUTIONS INCLUDING NATURAL-WATERS
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DOI:
10.1021/ac00290a031
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
影响因子:
7.4
通讯作者:
WOOF, C
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作者:
DAVISON, W;WOOF, C
The performance of different commercial reference electrodes, used to measure the pH of low Ionic strength natural waters, has been tested against a renewable free diffusion Junction. Comparative measurements on synthetic solutions were partially successful In predicting performance. Errors determined In dilute buffers, dilute acids, and distilled water were similar to those observed In natural waters, but the response In MBS buffers failed to reveal any problems. Poor electrodes depressed the pH from Its true value, more so In stirred father than quiescent solutions. The shift In pH upon stirring was largest for the worst electrodes In the most dilute solutions. Better electrodes were characterized byhigh flow rates of Internal filling solution through the Junction. As no one test could guarantee electrode performance, the adoption of a standard reference procedure to test electrodes was rec-ommended.Use of normal electrodes and established procedures for the measurement of the pH of low ionic strength freshwaters does not guarantee the accuracy (1-6). The prime source of error is associated with the liquid junction of the reference electrode. Great care has been taken in establishing well-defined pH scales. If measurements are made with cell 1