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What is Ion-selective electrode, selectivity coefficient?

Also known as: ion-selective electrode · selectivity coefficient

Definition 15.23 University Chemistry — Year 3 · Chapter 15 — Electrode Kinetics and Electroanalysis

An ion-selective electrode is an electrode whose potential, through a membrane that exchanges one ion preferentially, depends on the activity of that ion. Its selectivity coefficient KijK_{ij} measures its response to an interfering ion jj relative to the primary ion ii.

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