Reflections on the calculation and publication of potentiometrically-determined formation constants.
Calculation and reporting procedures are described, which aim to improve the quality and comparability of published formation constant values obtained by glass-electrode potentiometry. Ways in which the processing of data by computer optimization programs can be standardized are the main concern, particularly in respect of improving the usefulness of equilibrium data through incorporation into large publically available databases. These recommendations may be particularly valuable to researchers beginning in this field as well as to those who determine formation constants only occasionally.
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Montserrat
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Department of Inorganic, Analytical and Applied Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest-Ansermet 30, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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Peter M
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