ESTIMATION OF MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY FOR TOTAL pH IN WATER

1.Introduction of Test
Estimation of Measurement Uncertainty for pH in Water

2. Equipments Used
pH meter

3. Temperature during testing: 25ºC+/- 3˚C

4. Evaluating Type 'A' Uncertainty

Observation pH Value
1 7.12 Hence 'A' Uncertainty
2 7.11 U = δn-1
3 7.13 √n
4 7.12
5 7.10 n=6
6 7.12
Mean 7.12
STD.DEV. 0.010
U1 0.004
U1 (Relative) 0.000592464198626 U12

5. Evaluating type 'B' Uncertainty

5.1.Uncertainty due to equipment - pH meter

Uncertainty from calibration certificate 0.05
Standad Uncertainty 0.025
U2(Relative) 0.003512880562061 U22

5.2. Uncertainty due to CRM (pH Buffer 4.0 used for calibration)
Uncertainy from Certificate 0.014
Standad Uncertainty 0.007
U3 (Relative) = 0.00175 U32

5.2. Uncertainty due to CRM (pH Buffer 7.0 used for calibration)
Uncertainy from Certificate 0.014
Standad Uncertainty 0.007
U4 (Relative) = 0.001 U42

5.2. Uncertainty due to CRM (pH Buffer 9.0 used for calibration)
Uncertainy from Certificate 0.014
Standad Uncertainty 0.007
U5 (Relative) = 0.000777777777778 U52

6. Combined Uncertainty
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Uc= √U12+U22+U32+U42+U52

Uc
7. Effective Degrees of freedom

[Uc4(y)]
Veff = -----------------------------

{∑N[Ui4(y/Vi)]}

7.729385958483E-07
= -------------------------------------------- 31366535.3357048
2.46421413004597E-14

At 95.45% confidence K =2.0

8. Expanded Uncertainty
Uexp = K X Uc
0.059301577200531

9. Final Result
Measurement Uncertainty for pH in Water at level of
7.12 is 0.059302

Acceptable Reported range 7.06 to

Prepared by: Checked by:

IN WATER

3.51013827E-07

1.23403298E-05

3.0625E-06

1E-06
6.04938272E-07

1.73587819E-05
0.004166387157
0.0296507886

7.18