> Can anyone recommend an accurate phElectrode commercially available? I
> would like to get down to the .01 level.
> Thanks in advance.
It's been a long time since I used a pH meter (30+ years). The electrodes
should be pretty much of a standard nature. The electronics, to which the
electrode is connected will make the difference. Virtually, everything
today would be digital. The question becomes how many digits of resolution.
You also want a unit that is temperature-compensated. It should be of a
low-drift nature.
Accuracy, will depend on how you standardize it. If you will be testing
solutions of a known low range of pH, then a standard close to the target
value should be used. If testing at a wider range, a second standard can be
used, and a (control on meter) adjusted to zero in on the 2nd value, after
which a retest of the first value should be made.
HankG
HankG - 13 Jul 2009 22:15 GMT
>> Can anyone recommend an accurate phElectrode commercially available? I
>> would like to get down to the .01 level.
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> be used, and a (control on meter) adjusted to zero in on the 2nd value,
> after which a retest of the first value should be made.
I missed the .01 value. Unless you are dealing with relatively 'micro'
quantities, that might be a little difficult. I routinely adjusted a 500
liter batch of a reagent to +/- .05 pH units on an analog meter. Can you
share with us what exactly you're doing?
HankG