This solution is appropriate for any of pasco s sensors wit.
Ph electrode storage solution recipe.
The internal solution is also saturated with silver chloride.
Do not store electrode in distilled or deionized water this will cause ions to leach out of the glass bulb and render your electrode useless.
2 while the probe is soaking prepare a batch of new storage solution.
How do i make a ph probe storage solution to replace any spilled from the probe s storage bottle.
The electrode is already filled with 4m kcl saturated with agcl gamry 955 00004.
We recommend that you store your electrode in a solution of 4 m kcl.
10 grams of solid kcl dissolved in 100 ml of ph 4 buffer.
10 grams of solid kcl.
Any ph 4 buffer mixture works well but use only kcl for the salt other salts do not work.
2 while the probe is soaking prepare a batch of new storage solution.
A dry probe needs to be hydrated by placing in storage solution before calibration.
The solution you have should be fine if you can change the internal solution on a monthly basis more often if you use it continuously.
Always keep your ph electrode moist.
1 let the ph electrode soak for 4 8 hours in an hcl solution between 0 1 and 1 0 m.
To reuse the storage bottle included with the electrode slide the cap and then the o ring onto the electrode insert the electrode midway into the bottle containing storage solution or a 50 50 mixture of 4 m potassium chloride and ph 4 standard buffer and gently screw on cap.
1 let the ph electrode soak for 4 8 hours in an hcl solution between 0 1 and 0 5 m.
A probe that has a hydrated layer will generate a different voltage in a ph buffer than a ph electrode without a hydrated layer.
If 4 m kcl is not available use a ph 4 or 7 buffer solution.
So calibrating a dry electrode will cause inaccurate readings when taking measurements as the hydration layer is formed.