| Zugriffsnummer | 14195 |
| Dokumenttyp | Zeitschriftenartikel |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Titel | Traceable measurements of pH |
| Autor(in); Institution |
Spitzer, Petra; 3.002, Elektrische Leitfähigkeit, PTB-Braunschweig
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| Quelle/Jahr | Accreditation and Quality Assurance: 6 (2001), 2, 55 - 60 |
| ISSN | 0949-1775 (PRINT) ; 1432-0517 (ONLINE) |
| DOI | |
| Freie Schlagworte | Metrology in chemistry ; Traceability ; pH ; Key comparison |
| Zusammenfassung | The primary method for pH is based on the measurement of the potential difference of an electrochemical cell containing a platinum hydrogen electrode and a silver/silver chloride reference electrode, often called a Harned cell. Assumptions must be made to relate the operation of this cell to the thermodynamic definition of pH. National metrology institutes use the primary method to assign pH values to a limited number of primary standards (PS). The required comparability of pH can be ensured only if the buffers used for the calibration of pH meter-electrode asemblies are traceable to these primary pH standards. To assess the degree of equivalence, comparisons of primary measurement procedures for pH were organized in co-operation with EUROMET. Typical results will be presented. In 1998, the Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance (CCQM) decided to include the field of pH in its woking programme. The first key comparison for this quantity was recently carried out on two phosphate buffer solutions. Also published in: Traceability in chemical measurement. Berlin 2005, p. 206-211 |
