noun
- an electrochemical method of analysis that measures current as voltage is varied to determine the concentration of substances in solution
Usage: chemistry; analytical chemistry
Examples
- The laboratory used polarography to analyze trace metals in the water sample.
- Polarography is particularly useful for detecting heavy metal contamination.
- Students learned about polarography in their analytical chemistry course.
- The researcher employed polarography to measure copper concentrations.
- Polarography provides accurate results for electroactive species in solution.
- Environmental scientists often rely on polarography for pollution monitoring.