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The aqueous phase in contact with the mercury and the mercury(I) chloride (Hg 2 Cl 2, "calomel") is a saturated solution of potassium chloride in water. The electrode is normally linked via a porous frit (sometimes coupled to a salt bridge) to the solution in which the other electrode is immersed. In cell notation the electrode is written as:
Calomel is used as the interface between metallic mercury and a chloride solution in a saturated calomel electrode, which is used in electrochemistry to measure pH and electrical potentials in solutions. In most electrochemical measurements, it is necessary to keep one of the electrodes in an electrochemical cell at a constant potential.
The name calomel is thought to come from the Greek καλός "beautiful", and μέλας "black"; or καλός and μέλι "honey" from its sweet taste. [4] The "black" name (somewhat surprising for a white compound) is probably due to its characteristic disproportionation reaction with ammonia, which gives a spectacular black coloration due to the finely dispersed metallic mercury formed.
A typical modern pH probe is a combination electrode, which combines both the glass and reference electrodes into one body. The combination electrode consists of the following parts (see the drawing): A sensing part of electrode, a bulb made from a specific glass. Internal electrode, usually silver chloride electrode or calomel electrode.
Potentiometric titrations were first used for redox titrations by Crotogino. He titrated halide ions with potassium permanganate using a shiny platinum electrode and a calomel electrode. He said that if an oxidizing agent is added to a reducing solution then the equilibrium between the reducing substance and reaction product will shift towards ...
This category is for electrodes used in electrochemistry and physical chemistry. ... Saturated calomel electrode; Screen-printed electrodes; Severinghaus electrode;
An ion-selective electrode (ISE), also known as a specific ion electrode (SIE), is a simple membrane-based potentiometric device which measures the activity of ions in solution. [1] It is a transducer (or sensor ) that converts the change in the concentration of a specific ion dissolved in a solution into an electrical potential .
This limitation can be partly addressed by using arrays of electrodes, which can use several electrical contacts to increase selectivity. [16] [17] [18] Subcutaneous electrodes can be divided into percutaneous and implanted electrodes. The percutaneous electrodes consist of thin wires inserted through the skin and into muscular tissue close to ...