Title: electrochemical method of detection
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - electrochemical method of detection
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.E01944
Status: current

Definition
A method in which either current or potential is measured during an electrochemical reaction. The gas or liquid containing the trace impurity to be analysed is sent through an electrochemical cell containing a liquid or solid electrolyte and in which an electrochemical reaction specific to the impurity takes place.

Related Terms
- amperometric detection method: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/A00301
- coulometric detection method: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/C01367
- potentiometric detection method: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/P04790

Source
- PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. 'Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)' on page 2186 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062112167)

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Citation: Citation: 'electrochemical method of detection' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.E01944
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