Request
Add an Ag/AgCl-3M entry to the reference electrode database in
unitpackage/electrochemistry/reference_electrode.py.
Currently the database contains Ag/AgCl (generic), Ag/AgCl-sat (0.197 V vs SHE) and
Ag/AgCl-1M (~0.2224 V vs SHE), but no 3 M KCl variant.
Proposed value
The Ingold "Argenthal" Ag/AgCl electrode with KCl (3 M) filling solution is reported at
E = 207 mV vs NHE (≈ 0.207 V vs SHE), which sits between the 1 M (0.2224 V) and saturated
(0.197 V) values already in the database.
"Ag/AgCl-3M": _ReferenceElectrode(
name="Ag/AgCl-3M",
full_name="3 M KCl silver / silver chloride electrode",
entries=[
_ReferenceElectrodeEntry(
value=0.207,
standard="ECHEMDB-2026",
approach="experimental",
unit="V",
vs="SHE",
source={"doi": "https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-0728(80)80421-9"},
)
],
),
Sources for the 207 mV value
Stated explicitly (Ingold "Argenthal", Ag/AgCl, KCl (3 M); E = 207 mV vs NHE) in:
- Droog & Schlenter, J. Electroanal. Chem. 112 (1980) 387 — DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0728(80)80421-9
- Droog, Alderliesten & Bootsma, J. Electroanal. Chem. 99 (1979) 173 (same group, full experimental description)
Context
Came up while curating droog_1980_oxygen_387 in echemdb/electrochemistry-data (PR #151),
whose reference electrode is this Ingold "Argenthal" Ag/AgCl (KCl 3 M). The entry now uses the
Ag/AgCl-3M notation, which will resolve once this database entry exists.
Request
Add an
Ag/AgCl-3Mentry to the reference electrode database inunitpackage/electrochemistry/reference_electrode.py.Currently the database contains
Ag/AgCl(generic),Ag/AgCl-sat(0.197 V vs SHE) andAg/AgCl-1M(~0.2224 V vs SHE), but no 3 M KCl variant.Proposed value
The Ingold "Argenthal" Ag/AgCl electrode with KCl (3 M) filling solution is reported at
E = 207 mV vs NHE (≈ 0.207 V vs SHE), which sits between the 1 M (0.2224 V) and saturated
(0.197 V) values already in the database.
Sources for the 207 mV value
Stated explicitly (Ingold "Argenthal", Ag/AgCl, KCl (3 M); E = 207 mV vs NHE) in:
Context
Came up while curating
droog_1980_oxygen_387inechemdb/electrochemistry-data(PR #151),whose reference electrode is this Ingold "Argenthal" Ag/AgCl (KCl 3 M). The entry now uses the
Ag/AgCl-3Mnotation, which will resolve once this database entry exists.