CCQM-K36.b and CCQM-K36.1

MEASURAND : Electrolytic conductivity of a HCl solution
NOMINAL VALUE : 5 mS/m

Degrees of equivalence Di and expanded uncertainty Ui (k = 2)

Red diamonds : participants in CCQM-K36.b
Green triangles : participants in CCQM-K36.1
DINMETRO = -0.394 mS/m and UINMETRO = 0.036 mS/m

CCQM-K36.b and CCQM-K36.1

MEASURAND : Electrolytic conductivity of a HCl solution
NOMINAL VALUE : 5 mS/m

Degrees of equivalence Di and expanded uncertainty Ui (k = 2)

* participants in CCQM-K36.1

Results are presented under A4 printable format in Summary Results (.PDF file).

Comparison
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CCQM-K36.1
Metrology area, Sub-field Chemistry and Biology, Electrochemistry
Description Measurement of electrolytic conductivity
Time of measurements 2007 - 2008
Status Approved for equivalence
Final Reports of the comparisons
Measurand Electrolytic conductivity: 0.5 S/m and 5 mS/m
Transfer device Solution of KCl in water and of HCl in water
Comparison type Key Comparison
Consultative Committee CCQM (Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance)
Conducted by CCQM (Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance)
Comments

This is a follow-up of key comparisons CCQM-K36.a and CCQM-K36.b.

Results published on 08 April 2009, then updated on 08 October 2010 for the HCl solution

CCQM-K36.1 results are linked to those of CCQM-K36.a (KCl solution) and CCQM-K36.b (HCl solution)
COOMET.QM-K36 results are linked to those of CCQM-K36.a (KCl solution)

Electrolytic conductivity

Pilot institute DFM
Danish Fundamental Metrology A/S
Denmark
Contact person H.D. Jensen

+45 45 25 58 74
First Name Last Name
wwww@ww.www +356719836 Institute 1 Institute 1 Khmelnitskiy
Pilot laboratory
DFM

Danish Fundamental Metrology A/S, Denmark, EURAMET

CENAM

Centro Nacional de Metrologia, Mexico, SIM

INMETRO

Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade e Tecnologia, Brazil, SIM

MKEH

Hungarian Trade Licensing Office; now BFKH, Hungary, EURAMET

NIM

National Institute of Metrology, China, APMP

PTB

Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Germany, EURAMET

SMU

Slovensky Metrologicky Ustav, Slovakia, EURAMET

VNIIFTRI

Institute of Physical Technical and Radiotechnical Measurements, Rosstandart, Russian Federation, COOMET

CCQM-K36.b and CCQM-K36.1

MEASURAND : Electrolytic conductivity of a HCl solution
NOMINAL VALUE : 5 mS/m

  • Key comparison CCQM-K36.b

The key comparison reference value, xR, is calculated as the weighted average of the participants' results, with VNIIFTRI, CENAM, and MKEH excluded (see Section 6 of the CCQM-K36 Final Report) as being identified as discrepant.
Its standard uncertainty, uR, is the standard uncertainty of the weighted average.

xR = 5.1235 mS/m and uR = 0.0011 mS/m

The degree of equivalence of each laboratory i with respect to the key comparison reference value is given by a pair of terms: Di = (xi - xR) and Ui, its expanded uncertainty (k = 2).

No pair-wise degrees of equivalence are calculated for this key comparison.
  • Linking key comparison CCQM-K36.1 to CCQM-K36.b

DFM, SMU and PTB results are used to establish the link between CCQM-K36.b and CCQM-K36.1.
The linkage process is explained in Section 7 of the CCQM-K36.1 Final Report. It leads to the determination of a linking parameter dR = 0.2742 mS/m with standard uncertainty ud = 0.0020 mS/m, which makes it possible to compute the degrees of equivalence of CCQM-K36.1 participants.

CCQM-K36.b and CCQM-K36.1

MEASURAND : Electrolytic conductivity of a HCl solution
NOMINAL VALUE : 5 mS/m

  • Key comparison CCQM-K36.b

xi : result of measurement carried out by laboratory i
ui : standard uncertainty of xi

 Lab i

xi / (mS/m) ui / (mS/m) Date of
measurement
 VNIIFTRI 4.9810 0.0019 15/08/2005
 CMI 5.019 0.075 26/07/2005
 CENAM 5.040 0.021 07/09/2005
 MKEH 5.0401 0.0017 18/07/2005
 INMETRO 5.100 0.060 09/08/2005
 GUM 5.1075 0.0075 30/07/2005
 PTB 5.1136 0.0063 04/08/2005
 UkrCSM 5.1166 0.0031 02/08/2005
 INPL 5.1170 0.0033 30/08/2005
 DFM 5.1239 0.0012 27/07/2005
 SMU

5.1245

0.0022

19/07/2005

 NIST

5.1250

0.0020

15/08/2005

 INRIM

5.130

0.019

15/07/2005

 SP 5.155 0.018 26/08/2005

After discussions, INPL submitted a revised uncertainty calculation.
The revised value, uINPL = 0.0043 mS/m, was used in the calculation of the key comparison reference value.

  • Key comparison CCQM-K36.1

xi-1 : result of measurement carried out by laboratory i
ui-1 : standard uncertainty of xi-1

 Lab i

xi-1 / (mS/m) ui-1 / (mS/m) Date of
measurement
 INMETRO 5.004 0.018 12/02/2008
 CENAM 5.327 0.033 04/02/2008
 DFM 5.3977 0.0022 29/01/2008
 SMU 5.3984 0.0023 29/11/2007
 MKEH 5.3984 0.0021 06/01/2008
 NIM 5.4006 0.0046 27/11/2007
 VNIIFTRI 5.411 0.0018 28/11/2007
 PTB 5.4124 0.0060 14/12/2007