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Electrodes and Potentiometry

Electrodes and Potentiometry. Introduction 1.) Potentiometry Use of Electrodes to Measure Voltages that Provide Chemical Information Various electrodes have been designed to respond selectively to specific analytes. Use a Galvanic Cell Unknown solution becomes a ½-cell

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Electrodes and Potentiometry

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  1. Electrodes and Potentiometry Introduction 1.)Potentiometry • Use of Electrodes to Measure Voltages that Provide Chemical Information • Various electrodes have been designed to respond selectively to specific analytes • Use a Galvanic Cell • Unknown solution becomes a ½-cell • Connect unknown solution by salt bridge to second ½-cell at fixed composition and potential • Indicator Electrode:electrode that responds to analyte and donates/accepts electrons • Reference Electrode: second ½ cell at a constant potential • Cell voltageis difference between the indicator and reference electrode

  2. Electrodes and Potentiometry Introduction 2.)Example • A Heparin Sensor • Voltage response is proportional to heparin concentration in blood • Sensor is selective for heparin Heparin (partial structure) • highly sulfated glycosaminoglycan (3 – 30 kDa) • highest negative charge density of any known biological molecule Negatively charged heparin binds selectively to positively charged membrane. Binding generates potential difference. Potential is proportional to [heparin]

  3. Electrodes and Potentiometry Reference Electrodes 1.)Overview • Potential change only dependent on one ½ cell concentrations • Reference electrode is fixed or saturated  doesn’t change! ½ cell reactions: Right electrode: Fe3+ + e-Fe2+ Eo = 0.771 V (cathode) Left electrode: AgCl(s) + e-Ag(s) + Cl-Eo = 0.222V (anode) Potential of the cell only depends on [Fe2+] & [Fe3+] Reference electrode, [Cl-] is constant Unknown solution of [Fe2+] & [Fe3+] Pt wire is indicator electrode whose potential responds to [Fe2+]/[Fe3+]

  4. Electrodes and Potentiometry Reference Electrodes 2.)Silver-Silver Chloride Reference Electrode • Convenient • Common problem is porous plug becomes clogged • Standard Hydrogen Electrodes (SHE) or NHE are cumbersome • Requires H2 gas and freshly prepared Pt Eo = +0.222 V Activity of Cl- not 1E(sat,KCl) = +0.197 V

  5. Electrodes and Potentiometry • Reference Electrodes • 3.)Saturated Calomel Reference Electrode (S.C.E) • Saturated KCl maintains constant [Cl-] even with some evaporation • But, S. C. E. requires handling of Hg (l) • Toxicity issues • Thus, Ag/AgCl reference electrodes are more • commonly used! Eo = +0.268 V Activity of Cl- not 1E(sat,KCl) = +0.241 V

  6. Electrodes and Potentiometry Reference Electrodes 4.)Observed Voltage is Reference Electrode Dependant • The observed potential depends on the choice of reference electrode • Silver-silver chloride (Ag/AgCl) and saturated calomel electrodes (SCE) have different potentials • Use Reference Scale to convert between Reference Electrodes Observed potential relative to Ag|AgCl Observed potential relative to SCE Observed potential relative to SHE

  7. Electrodes and Potentiometry • Indicator Electrodes • 1.)Two Broad Classes of Indicator Electrodes • Metal Electrodes • Develop an electric potential in response to a redox reaction at the metal surface (useful in potentiometric titrations) • Ion-selective Electrodes • Selectively bind one type of ion to a membrane to generate an electric potential Metal electrodes (Pt, Au, Ag, etc.) Indicator electrodes (F-, Cl-, NO3-, etc.

  8. Electrodes and Potentiometry Ion Selective Electrodes 1.)pH Electrodes (ion = H+) Measurement with a Glass Electrode • Glass electrode is most common ion-selective electrode • Typical pH combination electrode incorporates both glass and reference electrode in one body Ag(s)|AgCl(s)|Cl-(aq)||H+(aq,outside) H+(aq,inside),Cl-(aq)|AgCl(s)|Ag(s) Outer reference electrode [H+] outside (analyte solution) [H+] inside Inner reference electrode Glass membrane Selectively binds H+ Electric potential is generated by [H+] difference across glass membrane

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