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  • P-ISSN 1225-0163
  • E-ISSN 2288-8985

A Study on the proficiency test of pH measurements

Analytical Science and Technology / Analytical Science and Technology, (P)1225-0163; (E)2288-8985
2001, v.14 no.3, pp.230-237
Lee, Hwashim
Kim, Myungsoo
Choi, Jongoh
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Abstract

In general, the pH measurement follows calibration of glass electrode system using pH standard solution. When pH is measured at constant temperature, uncertainty factors are mainly related to the accuracy of pH standard solution and the accuracy and precision of glass electrode. Participants in this proficiency test were the volunteers trying to know the distribution of the measured pH values for the same sample and the sources of error through 1998 and 1999. The samples for proficiency test are phosphate salt standard solutions specially prepared in KRISS, of which pH values were 6.860, 7.415(at <TEX>$25^{\circ}C$</TEX>), and the stability test was performed for the same periods of proficiency test. The results of the proficiency test were plotted according to Youden plot, which shows whether the error is random or systematic. The results of Youden plot showed that the source of error was from the systematic effect of laboratories in each year. This shows that the source of error is the standard solutions used in laboratories.

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pH, proficiency test, pH standard solution


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