Explanation of Each Part of a Glass-Electrode pH Meter
A glass-electrode pH meter consists of a detector, indicator and reference solution. A brief description of each part follows:
■Detector(Glass electrode, Reference electrode, Temperature-compensation electrode, Combination electrode)
There is also a composite electrode, in which the glass electrode and reference electrode are integrated into one unit, and the combination electrode, into which all three of the above-mentioned electrodes are integrated into a single unit.
■Indicator
The combination of a glass electrode and reference electrode can be thought of as a battery with high internal resistance. Thus, you cannot measure the difference in potential accurately if you connect it to an ordinary potentiometer (voltmeter) as-is. You need an amplifier with high input impedance. The indicator of the pH meter has such an such amplifier built in, and allows adjustment.
■Reference Solution
A reference solution must always be calibrated for the pH meter before measuring pH.
Explanation of Reference Solution
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