Preferred Label : asymmetry potential;
Detailed label : asymmetry potential of a glass electrode;
IUPAC definition : The measured potential difference of a symmetrical cell with identical solutions and
reference electrodes on each side of the glass membrane. There is rarely the need,
nor the possibility, of measuring the asymmetry potential of commercial glass electrodes.
Drifts in glass electrode potentials with time and variations from day-to-day in the
potential measured in a standard buffer may be attributed to changes in asymmetry
potential.;
Origin ID : A00487;
See also
The measured potential difference of a symmetrical cell with identical solutions and
reference electrodes on each side of the glass membrane. There is rarely the need,
nor the possibility, of measuring the asymmetry potential of commercial glass electrodes.
Drifts in glass electrode potentials with time and variations from day-to-day in the
potential measured in a standard buffer may be attributed to changes in asymmetry
potential.
