The Determination of Low Levels of Cyanide Ion Using a Silver Responsive Ion Selective Electrode

Abstract

An analysis of the potentiometric titration curves for the silver-cyanide system indicates two possible approaches to the determination of cyanide ion at low levels. Both involve an indirect measurement of the silver ion in equilibrium with argentocyanide complex. These procedures are considerably more sensitive than the conventional method using a “silver iodide” cyanide responsive electrode.