coulometry
/kuːˈlɑːmətri/
noun
- A technique in analytical chemistry that measures the amount of a substance by the total electric charge passed through a solution during a reaction.
- The textbook explained how coulometry works by relating charge to moles of electrons.
- Coulometry is especially useful for measuring very small amounts of a substance in a sample.
- Students in the advanced chemistry lab learned to perform coulometry using a potentiostat.