Prodotti

ISEs are not ion-specific. All are sensitive to some other ions to some extent. For many applications these interferences are insignificant (unless there is a high ratio of interfering ion to primary ion) and can often be ignored. In some extreme cases, however, the electrode is far more sensitive to the interfering ion than to the primary ion and can only be used if the interfering ion is only present in trace quantities or even completely absent. The ability of an ion-selective electrode to distinguish between different ions in the same solution is expressed as the Selectivity Coefficient. If the primary ion for which the electrode is sensitive is A and the interfering ion is B then a selectivity coefficient of 0.1 would mean that the electrode is ten times more sensitive to A than to B. If the coefficient is 1 then the electrode is equally sensitive to both.