amperometry

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Amperometry is an electroanalytical method used in chemical analysis. It involves measuring the electric current that flows between two electrodes in a solution while maintaining a constant electrical potential. This measurement is used to detect the endpoint of a chemical titration or to determine the concentration of an analyte.12

Amperometry is one of several electroanalytical techniques, which also include potentiometry, conductometry, and voltammetry. These methods utilize electrodes to interact with a solution and measure electrical parameters related to the identity or quantity of a substance (analyte) within that solution. The analyte must be capable of undergoing oxidation or reduction at the electrode for amperometry to be effective.23

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Amperometry
During amperometric assays the potential of the indicator electrode is adjusted to a value on the plateau of the voltammetric wave, as during controlled-potential electrogravimetry and coulometry (see above). The current that flows between the indicator electrode and a second electrode in the solution…
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During amperometric assays the potential of the indicator electrode is adjusted to a value on the plateau of the voltammetric wave, as during controlled-potential electrogravimetry and coulometry (see above). The current that flows between the indicator electrode and a second electrode in the solution…
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