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* Handheld pH meters like the pHep have a porous ceramics barrier around the electrodes that can clog up disabling the pH meter. | * Handheld pH meters like the pHep have a porous ceramics barrier around the electrodes that can clog up disabling the pH meter. | ||
* Even for tabletop pH meters the electrodes are not very durable. Common problems are breakage, leaking, and drying. | * Even for tabletop pH meters the electrodes are not very durable. Common problems are breakage, leaking, and drying. | ||
* Most electrodes need to be stored in 3M KCl. You can buy it or make your own. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
Latest revision as of 08:20, 12 November 2014
Measuring the acidity of a typically aqueous solution is a frequent task in a life science lab. A larger variety of pH meters are available to make these measurements. Their characteristics are compared below. Please add a description of your own machines including their pros and cons below.
Price vs. precision
| product | price | precision | comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| pH paper | €5 | ±1 | most have a scale of 1 pH unit & a similar error |
| handheld Hanna X208.1 | €50 [1] | ±0.1 | Hanna pHep, electrodes cannot be exchanged |
| handheld Hanna HA66.1 | €100[2] | ±0.05 | Hanna pHep 5, waterproof, spare electrodes |
| unit w sep. electrode Hanna N541.1 | €250 [3] | ±0.01 | Hanna HI 83141, separate temp. sensor (less wear) |
| tabletop Hanna PE50.1 | €580 [4] | ±0.001 | Hanna HI 2215 |
Notes: The prices from the Carl Roth website cannot be linked to direct. Search for the product code instead. Machine makers like to inflate their numbers by giving the instrument precision excluding the additional error of the electrode and the buffer solutions they provide.
Notes
- Handheld pH meters like the pHep have a porous ceramics barrier around the electrodes that can clog up disabling the pH meter.
- Even for tabletop pH meters the electrodes are not very durable. Common problems are breakage, leaking, and drying.
- Most electrodes need to be stored in 3M KCl. You can buy it or make your own.
See also
- pH meter, Wikipedia
- instructions to build your own pH meter brief and more detailed
pH related protocols on OpenWetWare
