BS 2586:1979
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Specification for glass and reference electrodes for the measurement of pH
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English
31-10-1979
Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Specification
Section one. General
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
Section two. pH glass electrodes
4 pH range and usable temperature range
5 General construction and electrical requirements
6 Performance requirements at 25 deg C
7 Information to be given integrally with the pH glass
electrode
8 Summary of information to be given in the literature
provided with pH glass electrodes
Section three. Reference electrodes
9 Requirements
10 Summary of information to be given in literature
provided with reference electrodes
Section four. pH combination or dual electrodes
11 Requirements
12 Summary of information to be given in literature
provided with combination electrodes
Appendices
A Method of testing performance of pH glass electrodes
B Performance tests for reference electrodes
Tables
1 Maximum permitted glass electrode errors at 25 deg C
dependent on stated usable upper pH limit
2 Composition of special buffer solutions
3 Observed potential differences (in millivolts) for a
perfect electrode responding to hydrogen ions
transferred between Na+ free solutions
4 Observed potential differences (in millivolts) for a
perfect glass electrode transferred between
solutions of various Na+ concentrations at
approximately constant pH
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