1. Factors governing the potential of stick antimony electrode such as shaking the electrode, temperature, time of immersion, and their bearing on pH-E. M. F. curve have been studied.
2. The electrode which had been coated with antimonous oxide by treating with buffer solution of pH 11.8, showed slight change in its potential if immersed in acidic solution, while a fairly remarkable change was observed in alkaline solution. Although these changes became smaller and smaller as time elapsed, no com-plete equilibrium was attained during 150 minutes in any case.
3. When the electrode immersed in unstirred solution is shaken suddenly, change in potential against
n-calonnel electrode takes place in such a way as to increase in acidic solution and to decrease in alkaline solution.
4. In unstirred condition, the experimental formula varies, depending on such factors as temperature and time of immersion. The longer it is immersed in solution, the nearer the pH-E. M. F. curve comes to the linear line. If the E. M. F. after five minutes' immersion is taken, this curve comes to deviate from the linear especially in alkaline side. These anomalous behaviours can be explained by assuming that the potential is created by reaction of the amphoterie oxide with either hydrion or hydroxylion.
5. Temperature coefficient of electrode potential varies according to the range of pH and also according to the time interval of immersion in solution. At 30 minutes after immersion, the following values were ascertained between 10°C. and 30°C.
pH of solution Change in potential difference per 1°C.
2-4 1.5mv.
5-7 2.0mv.
8-11 2.5-3.0 mv.
6. By adopting the values of potential when the change attains to 1mv, per 30 minutes instead of true equilibrated ones, the following experimental formula. was obtained in the present investigation.
E=0.022+0.0567 pH at 20°, against
n-calomel electrode.
In conclusion, the author desires to acknowledge his indebtedness to Prof. K. Kawarnura and S. Mukai of the Kyushu Imperial University for their kindness in reading the original manuscript and for their very helpful criticism.
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