POLAROGRAPHY

Abstract

Polarography, a relatively new, highly important tool of analytical chemistry, is based on the fact that the current obtained by subjecting a solution in a cell to a potential between a polarized and a nonpolarized electrode is a function of the concentration of the reacting substance and the voltage necessary to produce a reaction at the electrodes. Chemical traces as small as one part in 100 million can be analyzed by polarography. New techniques, including the use of cathode-ray polarographs, permit very rapid analysis of even complex mixtures. Polarography has broad applications in many frontier areas of science, including oceanography, rocketry, biochemistry, and chemical synthesis. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0257462

Entities

People

  • Gerald C. Whitnack

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Biochemistry
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Complex Mixtures
  • Electrochemistry
  • Electrodes
  • Oceanography
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Polarography

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Electrochemical Surface Science
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.