U-shaped Salt Bridge
Reference Electrode

U-shaped Salt Bridge

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    The U-shaped Salt Bridge maintains ionic contact between the working and reference compartments of an electrochemical cell. By carrying charge through a conductive electrolyte path while restricting direct mixing of the two solutions, it completes the measurement circuit and helps hold a stable reference potential. The bent, U-shaped body lets the bridge span two separate vessels or a divided cell without crowding the surrounding electrodes.

    Specifications

    Diameter and Length Ф10*100mm
    Width 160mm

    Applications: A salt bridge of this form is used throughout three-electrode measurements, controlled-potential electrolysis, and corrosion or battery studies where the reference solution must be kept apart from the analyte. The geometry suits divided-cell arrangements in which limiting cross-contamination between half-cells is important for reproducible potentials, and it can be filled with a supporting electrolyte matched to the chemistry of the cell.

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