| abstract |
An electrode, half cell and electrode component for the measurement of electromotive force, wherein during application a conductor surface of a solid metal contacts ions of a sparingly soluble salt of the same metal and ions of a readily soluble salt, the anion of which is identical with the anion of the sparingly soluble salt. By providing sufficient amounts of a solid phase of both kinds of salts, such that the solid phase of both salts is still present in the electrode component or half cell at the maximum operating temperature, the solution contacting the conductor surface is saturated with respect to both types of salts at any operating temperature, whereby temperature hysteresis is avoided. |