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Instruction Manual 
 
Cadmium Electrode
 
 
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EUTECH INSTRUMENTS PTE LTD 
CADMIUM ION ELECTRODE  
INSTRUCTION MANUAL 
 
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 
 
Introduction 
 
Eutech Instruments Cadmium Ion Electrode is used to measure cadmium ions in aqueous solutions 
quickly, simply, accurately, and economically. 
 
Required Equipment 
 
1. 
A pH/mV meter or an ion meter, either line operated or  portable. 
 
2. 
Semi-logarithmic 4-cycle graph paper for preparing calibration curves when using the 
meter in the mV mode. 
 
3. 
A magnetic stirrer. 
 
4. 
Eutech Cadmium Ion Combination Epoxy-body Electrode, Code. no. EC-CD-03. 
 
5. 
Polishing Paper, Code no. EC-MIS-PP, to polish dirty or etched electrode membranes. 
 
Required Solutions 
 
1. 
Deionized or distilled water for solution and standard preparation. 
 
2. 
Eutech Ionic Strength Adjuster (ISA), 5M NaNO
3
, Code. no. EC-ISA-CD1-BT. To prepare 
this solution from your own laboratory stock, half fill a one liter volumetric flask with 
distilled water and add 425 grams reagent-grade sodium nitrate, NaNO
3
. Swirl the flask 
gently to dissolve the solid. Fill to the mark with distilled water, cap, and upend several 
times to mix the solution. 
 
3. 
Cadmium Nitrate Standard Solution, 0.1M. To prepare this solution from your own 
laboratory stock, half fill a one liter volumetric flask with distilled water and add 30.85 
grams of reagent-grade Cd(NO
3
)
2
.4H
2
O. Swirl the flask gently to dissolve the solid. Fill to 
the mark with distilled water, cap, and upend several times to mix the solution. 
 
4. 
Cadmium Nitrate Standard Solution, 1,000 ppm. To prepare this solution from your own 
laboratory stock, half fill a one liter volumetric flask with distilled water and add 2.74 
grams of reagent-grade Cd(NO
3
)
2
.4H
2
O. Swirl the flask gently to dissolve the solid. Fill to 
the mark with distilled water, cap, and upend several times to mix the solution. 
 
5. 
EDTA Titrant 1M stock solution for the titration of cadmium. To prepare this solution 
from your own laboratory stock, add 37.2 grams of reagent-grade Na
2
EDTA to a 100 ml 
volumetric flask about three-fourths full of distilled water. Swirl the flask gently to