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Fluoride Ion Selective Electrode User Guide
Fluoride in Alkaline Solutions
In basic solutions containing low fl uoride content (less than
10
-4
M at a pH of 9.5 or above), the electrode responds to
hydroxide ion as well as to fl uoride ion. The potential reading,
caused by the concentration of both hydroxide and fl uoride ion,
is lower than it would be if fl uoride alone were present. Refer to
the
Interferences
section.
Adjusting the pH to between 5 and 6 with a 4.0 M buffered
potassium acetate solution eliminates any hydroxide error and
raises the total ionic strength of both samples and standards to
the same value. After both samples and standards are diluted
10:1 with the buffer solution, the fl uoride ion concentration can
be determined in the usual manner.
Procedure
1. Prepare a 4.0 M buffered potassium acetate solution by
diluting 2 parts 6.0 M acetic acid (CH
3
COOH) with one part
distilled water and surrounding the reaction with a water
bath. Add 50% KOH solution to the acetic acid slowly,
stirring constantly, until a pH of 5 is reached. Prepare a
large enough quantity of the potassium acetate solution to
dilute all samples and standards.
2. If required, prepare a background solution that contains all
sample components except fl uoride. Use this solution to
prepare the standards.
3. Prepare standards in the concentration range of the
unknown samples by adding fl uoride to the background
solution. Dilute each standard 10:1 with the potassium
acetate solution (9 parts potassium acetate and 1 part
standard). Prepare fresh standards every two weeks if
the standard contains less than 10 ppm fl uoride. If an
ISE (concentration) meter is used, prepare at least two
standards. If a meter with a mV mode is used, prepare at
least three standards.
4. Calibrate the electrode using the instructions in the
Checking Electrode Operation (Slope)
section.
5. Measure the unknown samples: Dilute each unknown
sample 10:1 with potassium acetate before performing
taking measurements (9 parts potassium acetate and 1 part
unknown sample).
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