noun
- An analytical chemistry technique that measures the amount of a substance by determining the quantity of electric charge required to complete a chemical reaction involving that substance.
Usage: technical; chemistry
Examples
- Coulometry is used to determine the purity of chemical samples with high precision.
- The laboratory employed coulometry to measure trace amounts of dissolved oxygen in water.
- Coulometric analysis provides accurate quantification without requiring a standard reference material.
- Researchers used coulometry to monitor the concentration of ions during the electrochemical reaction.