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01 - PH Measurement
01 - PH Measurement
01 - PH Measurement
pH Measurement
pH: Application
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Produces a voltage.
Reference Electrode
The difference of two pH Electrode with with KCl Inner
Inner Electrolyte Electrolyte
potentials (working and
reference electrodes) being
Ag/AgCl Electrode
measured. Ag/AgCl Electrode
pH-Glas
Surface
+ other
H
Ions
pH: Slope
6
The slope of a sensor expresses how the sensor reacts to
changes of the activity of a given ion in the solution. An
ideal pH electrode has a mV change of 59 mV per decade
at 25 °C.
EMF; (mV)
400
Slope = ΔmV/ decade
300 Theoretical value: 59mV/ Decade at 25oC
200
100
0
0.01 0.0001 0.000001 1E-08 1E-10 1E-12 1E-14 [H+]; Mole/
-100 L
4 7 9 12 pH
-200
-300
-400
-500
Temperature Compensation
7
9.5
8.5
25 ppb Ammonia
pH
7.5
Pure Water
6.5
36 ppb HCl
5.5
0 20 40 60 80 100
Different pH Monitors
9
AMI pH / Redox QV-Flow AMI pH / Redox M-Flow AMI Pool
AMI pH / mV: pH/mV
All electrodes
Always store in wet conditions, for longer shutdown use
black cap filled with electrolyte.
Cal point pH 9
pH
7 9
AMI Inspector pH
Portable, battery powered instrument for QA of
process analyzers