Pharmaceutical Analysis I
Unit 5 Notes
Electrochemical methods of analysis
1. Conductometry – Introduction, Conductivity cell, Conductometric
titrations, applications
2. Potentiometry – Electrochemical cell, construction and working
of reference (Standard hydrogen, silver chloride electrode and
calomel electrode) and indicator electrodes (metal electrodes and
glass electrode), methods to determine end point of potentiometric
titration and applications.
3. Polarography – Principle, Ilkovic equation, construction and
working of dropping mercury electrode and rotating platinum
electrode, application
