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number to indicate a certain setpoint or minimum concentration or trend.
The Ultrameter II gives the user the capability to collect data in “KCl
conductivity units” to compare to older published data, in terms of NaCl
II can be used to reconcile
data taken with other compensation assumptions, especially with its
ability to allow custom characteristics through the “User” mode.
XXI. CONDUCTIVITY CONVERSION to TOTAL
DISSOLVED SOLIDS (TDS)
Electrical conductivity indicates solution concentration and ionization
of the dissolved material. Since temperature greatly affects ionization,
conductivity measurements are temperature dependent and are

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A. How it’s Done
Once the effect of temperature is removed, the compensated conductivity

the conductivity of a solution is performed automatically by the internal
processor with data derived from chemical tables. Any dissolved salt at
a known temperature has a known ratio of conductivity to concentration.

chemists for decades.
B. Solution Characteristics
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mixtures of electrolyte solutions. To address this problem, industrial users
commonly use the characteristics of a standard material as a model for
their solution, such as KCl, which is favored by chemists for its stability.
Users dealing with sea water, etc., use NaCl as the model for their
concentration calculations. Users dealing with freshwater work with
mixtures including sulfates, carbonates and chlorides, the three
        
Company calls “natural water”. These are modeled in a mixture called
  
standard, as it does standard KCl and NaCl solutions.
The Ultrameter II       
referenced compounds. The solution type in use is displayed on
           
          
compensation and TDS ratio by hand, greatly increasing accuracy of