A hydrogen-ion responsive electrode usually consisting of a bulb, or other suitable
form, of special glass attached to a stem of high
resistance glass complete with
internal reference electrode and
internal filling solution
system. Other geometrical forms may be appropriate for special applications, e.g.
capillary electrode for measurement of blood
pH.
Source:
PAC, 1985, 57, 531
(Definition of pH scales, standard reference values, measurement of pH and related
terminology (Recommendations 1984))
on page 540
Cite as:
IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by
A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).
XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic,
J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8.
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
