User Guide

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Typical Electrode Life
Ambient Temperature 1- 3 years
90 °C Less than 4 months
120°C Less than 1 month
High concentrations of sodium ions interfere
with readings in alkaline solutions; the pH at
which the interference starts to be significant
depends upon the composition of the glass.
This interference is the alkaline error and
causes the pH readings to be underestimated.
Hanna's glass formulations have the indicated
characteristics.
Alkaline Error
1.0 Mol L
-1
Na
+
0.1 Mol L
-1
Na
+
Sodium Ion Correction for the Glass
at 20-25°C
Concentration pH Error
13.00
13.50
14.00
12.50
13.00
13.50
14.00
0.10
0.14
0.20
0.10
0.18
0.29
0.40