LIST OF SYMBOLS
|
|
area
of counter electrode |
|
|
area
of generating electrode |
|
|
area
of mercury drop at time |
C
|
concentration |
|
|
concentration
in bulk |
|
|
concentration
of reagent precursor |
|
|
detection
limit of an analyte |
D
|
diffusion
coefficient |
|
E |
potential |
|
|
standard
potential |
|
|
formal
potential |
|
|
half-wave
potential |
|
|
base
potential in DPP |
|
|
potential
of counter electrode |
|
|
potential
of generating electrode |
|
|
initial
potential in NPP |
|
|
potential
of pulse in DPP |
|
|
value
of potential at the peak (in DPP) |
|
|
potential
of zero charge |
F
|
Faraday
constant (96485.3 Coul/mol·electron) |
|
f |
flux |
|
f |
frequency
(in SWP) |
|
G |
free
energy |
|
H |
enthalpy |
|
i |
current |
|
|
counter
current |
|
|
diffusion
current |
|
|
faradaic
component of current |
|
|
generating
current |
|
|
limiting
current |
|
j |
current
density |
|
|
acid
dissociation constant |
|
|
formation
constant |
|
|
solubility
product |
|
|
cell
constant |
|
k |
selectivity
coefficient of the ion-selective electrode |
|
L |
conductance |
|
m |
calibration
sensitivity (sensitivity of an analytical method) |
|
m |
flow
rate |
|
n |
number
of electrons involved in an electrochemical reaction |
|
R |
molar gas constant |
|
R |
solution
resistance |
|
|
solution
resistance between counter and generating electrodes |
|
r |
radius of mercury drop |
|
S |
entropy |
|
S |
solubility |
|
|
standard
deviation of the blank |
|
|
overall
potential across a cell |
|
|
output
voltage of an instrument |
V
|
volume |
|
|
volume
of titrant added up to the end point |
|
|
initial
volume |
|
|
volume
at given time t |
T
|
temperature
in Kelvin scale |
|
t |
time |
|
|
time
prior to an application of pulse (in DPP) |
|
|
pulse
width (in DPP) |
|
|
fractional
concentration |
|
|
diffusion-layer
thickness |
|
|
Nernst
diffusion-layer thickness |
|
|
progress
of titration |
|
|
overpotential
at counter electrode |
|
|
overpotential
at generating electrode |
|
|
specific
conductance (conductivity) |
|
|
equivalent
conductivity |
|
|
drop
life-time |
|
|
kinematic
viscosity |
|
|
rate
(frequency) of rotation |
