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BS 2586:1979

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Specification for glass and reference electrodes for the measurement of pH

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English

Published date

10-31-1979

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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

Specifies for each type of electrode for general laboratory use, performance requirements, methods of test, maximum permitted errors, other essential characteristics and information to be supplied by the manufacturer.

Committee
W/-
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 77/51060 DC (06/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, February 2012. (01/2012)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
18
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

This British Standard specifies the performance requirements and other essential characteristics of glass electrodes responsive to hydrogen ions, reference electrodes and glass combination electrodes for general laboratory use.

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