Module 3c: Electro-analytical methods Flashcards
concerned with the interplay between electricity & chemistry, electrical quantities like current, potential or charge and chemical parameters such as concentration
Electroanalytical techniques
Advantages of electroanalytical methods over other analytical methods include:
- determination of different oxidation states, not just concentration
- exceptionally low detecrion limits
- abundance of characterisation information (chemical kinetics)
- low cost
The relationship of Electrical potential to resitamce amd current
E = RI V = IR
Term for the relationship E = RI
Ohm’s law
5 types of electroanalytical techniques
- Potentiometry
- Coulometry/Amperometry (current)
- Voltammetry
- Polarography
- Osmometry
cathode or anode:
deonoted by a positive sign
cathode
cathode or anode:
electrons are liberated here
anode
cathode or anode:
oxidation reaction occurs here
anode
cathode or anode:
electrons are consumed here
cathode
cathode or anode:
denoted by a negative sign
anode
cathode or anode:
reduction reaction occurs here
cathode
cathode or anode:
electrons move out
anode
cathode or anode:
electrons move in
cathode
Electrochemical Cells are made up of
two half cells consisting of electrode dipped in electrolyte, connected by a salt bridge
The tendency of an electrode which is in contact with an electrolyte to lose or gain
electrons
electrode potential
The standard or reference electrode used to measure electrode potentials
hydrogen electrode
Cells in which the reactions are irreversible in nature, and made up of use-and-throw galavanic cells
Primary cells
Here, the reactants are consumed for the generation of electrical energy and the cell stops producing an electric current once the reactants are completely depleted
Primary cells
Electrochemical cells in which the cell has a reversible reaction, i.e. the cell can function as a Galvanic cell as well as an Electrolytic cell.
Secondary cell
Secondary cells are also known as
rechargeable batteries
Two primary types of electrochemical cells
- Galvanic cell (voltaic cell)
2. Electrolytic cell
Galvanic or Electrolytic cell:
chemical energy –> electrical energy
galvanic
Galavanic or Electrolytic cell:
electrical energy –> chemical energy
electrolytic
Galvanic or Electrolytic cell:
spontaneous redox reactions
galvanic
Galvanic or Electrolytic cell:
Input of energy is required for redox reaction to proceed/ non spontaneous
electrolytic
Galvanic or Electrolytic cell:
positively charged anode
electrolytic
Galvanic or Electrolytic cell:
anode is negatively charged
galvanic
Galvanic or Electrolytic cell:
cathode is positively charged
galvanic
Galvanic or Electrolytic cell:
cathode is negatively charged
electrolytic
Galvanic or Electrolytic cell:
electrons originate from oxidizing species
Galvanic
Galvanic or Electrolytic cell:
electrons originate from external source (such as battery)
electrolytic cell
Measures - change in electric potential
Constant- current
Potentiometry
A form of potentiometry where the potential of the glass electrode is measured as a function of hydrogen ion concentration in the solution.
measurement of pH
An analytical technique which converts the activity of a specific ion (dissolved in a solution)
into a voltage (potential), which can be measured by a mV or Ion meter.
Ion selective electrode
The sensing part of an ion seoecrive electrode is made up of
ion specific membrane coupled with reference electrode
There is a voltage change in the ion selective electrode when
there is change in potential after ions comes in contact with electrode
The strength of the net charge measured is _______ to the concentration of the selected ion
directly proportional
The high degree of selectivity of Ion specific electrode is due to
the high specificity of membrane for one ion
The ion selective electrode works on the principle of :
galvanic cell
Three main components of n ISE
reference electrode
ion selective membrane
voltmeter
Three main components of ISE measurement
inner reference or standard solution
outer analyte or sample solution
thin membrane
Ion selective membrane formed from special ionically conducting glass.
Glass membrane electrode
Two most common glass membrane ion selective electrode
pH electrode
sodium selective electrode
Ion selective membrane made from relatively insoluble ionically conducting inorganic salts, where only ions that cn introduce themselves to the lattice can interfere
Crystalline or solid state membrane electrodes
Two examples of Crystalline or solid state electrodes
Fluoride electrode (doped LaF3 crystal) Chrploride electrode (silver chloride powder)
Ion selective membrane based on special organic polymer membranes which contain various ion-exchange ionophores incorporated into an inert matrix.
Polymer membrane electrodes