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______________ is one in which the sensing element is a very thin hydrated glass membrane.

(a) Solid-state electrode

(b) Glass electrode

(c) Thermistor

(d) Glass pH electrode

The question was asked by my college director while I was bunking the class.

The doubt is from Potentiometric Biosensors in chapter Biosensors of Enzyme Technology

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Right option is (b) Glass electrode

To explain: Glass electrode is one in which the sensing element is a very thin hydrated glass membrane which generates a transverse electrical potential. The electrical generated is due to concentration-dependent competition between the cations for specific binding sites. In glass pH electrode, the diffusion of gas through the membrane causes a change in pH between the membrane and the electrode, which can be determined later. Solid-state electrodes has thin membrane of a specific ion conductor made from a mixture of silver sulphide and a silver halide. Thermistor is used to measure the heat generated.

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