pH Electrode Selection Chart

pH ELECTRODE SELECTION CHART

KEY: yes = Recommended no = Not Suitable sat = Satisfactory

Sample Type	P11	P11HA	P12	P13	P14	P16	P17	P18	P19	P10	P20	P21
Agar	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	no	no	no	no	no
Alkalines (High)	no	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Beer	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	no	no	yes	yes	yes
Blood Product	yes	no	yes	yes	sat	sat	yes	no	no	yes	sat	yes
Bread, Dough	no	no	no	no	no	no	sat	yes	yes	no	no	no
Cement	yes	yes	sat	sat	sat	no	sat	sat	sat	sat	sat	sat
Cosmetics	yes	no	yes	yes	yes	no	yes	sat	sat	sat	sat	yes
Dairy Product	yes	no	yes	yes	sat	no	yes	sat	yes	sat	no	no
Education	yes	sat	sat	sat	yes	sat	yes	sat	sat	yes	yes	sat
Fats/Creams	sat	no	sat	no	no	no	sat	sat	yes	sat	no	no
Field Use	sat	no	no	no	yes	no	yes	yes	sat	no	yes	no
Fish Product	sat	no	sat	sat	sat	no	yes	sat	yes	sat	no	sat
Lab Flasks	no	no	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Low Ionic	yes	no	sat	no	no	no	no	no	no	sat	no	yes
Meat, Cheese	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	sat	yes	no	no	no
Micro Samples	no	no	sat	yes	no	sat	sat	no	sat	no	no	no
Paint	no	no	yes	yes	no	no	yes	no	no	yes	no	no
Photographic	no	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no	no
Soil	sat	no	sat	sat	sat	no	no	yes	yes	sat	no	no
Surface	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	no	no	no	no	no
Test Tubes	no	no	yes	sat	no	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no
Tris Buffer	no	no	no	no	no	yes	no	no	no	no	no	no
Viscose Samples	no	no	no	no	no	no	yes	sat	sat	no	no	no

NOTES:

For emulsions, liquors, non-aqueous samples and oils use type P11 5050.

For hydrofluoric acid samples use type P14-ANT.

Electrode P10 requires a separate reference electrode - type R1 or R2.