Hydrogen reference electrode HydroFlex® for measurements of potentials versus Hydrogen potential - conforming to standards.
Features:
Low maintance
Leak-free
No diffusion potentials
No contamination of your electrolyte by outflowing ions
Does not contain toxic heavy metals
Suitable for the full pH-range from -2 to 16
Suitable for temperatures from -30 °C to 200 °C
Gold-plated socket contact (2 mm)
Replaceable hydrogen source with an operating time of up to 12 months (6 months recommended)
Applicable for long-term tests
HydroFlex® as RHE (Reversible Hydrogen Electrode):
The most common use of HydroFlex in the daily lab routine certainly is the application as RHE. You simply dip HydroFlex into your solution, directly. The advantages are obvious. You don't need a liquid junction, you don't have diffusion potentials and you don't contaminate your solution by ions flowing out of your reference system.
As HydroFlex needs no maintanance except the regular exchange of the H2-Cartridge every 6 months, it is very well applicable for long-term tests.
HydroFlex® as NHE (Normal Hydrogen Electrode):
HydroFlex works as a NHE, if you put it into hydrochloric acid at a concentration of 1 mol/l and ambient pressure. The potential differences between a NHE and a standard hydrogen electrode are small while the experimental complexity is easily manageable.
HydroFlex® as SHE (Standard Hydrogen Electrode):
The experimental complexity of using HydroFlex as SHE is comparably high. In this case HydroFlex has to be dipped into a solution with hydrogen ion activity of 1 mol/l. The temperature has to be 298,15 K (77 °F) and the pressure has to be 1013,3 hPa (14,697 psi). As the verification of these standard conditions is challenging, the use of HydroFlex as SHE usually is irrelevant in the daily routine.
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