Polarographic study of simple and mixed-ligand complex formation

Theoretical, experimental and statistical aspects of the polarographic method applied to simple and mixed-ligand complex formation have been studied. Some misunderstandings and erroneous interpretations have been clarified according to experimental results obtained with several systems. A criterion for establishing the number of complex species present in a simple system is proposed. For the first time the polarographic method has been applied to a mixed-ligand complex system where fourteen species co-exist.