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FILMTEC Membranes
Addendum: Conductivity of Solutions
Conductivity of
Solutions

Table 9.3 Conductivity of solutions, acids, alkalies and salts 77F (25C) expressed
as S/cm per meq/l
Component
HCl
HNO3
H2SO4
H3PO4
NaOH
KOH
NH4OH
NaCl
Na2SO4
Na2CO3
NaHCO3
KCl

Infin. diluted
426
421
430
419
248
271
271
126
130
124
96.0
150

0.1
425
420
424
394
247
270
109
126
128
122
95.2
149

0.5
423
417
412
359
246
269
49
124
126
120
94.2
148

Concentration in meq/l
1.0
5.0
421
415
416
410
407
390
336
264
245
241
268
264
36
17
124
121
124
117
119
112
93.5
90.5
141
144

10.0
412
407
380
223
238
261
12
118
113
108
88.4
141

50.0
399
394
346
133
227
251
5.6
111
97.7
93.2
80.6
133

100.0
392
386
317
104
221
246
3.9
107
90.0
86.3
76.0
129

The graphs on the following page relate the conductivity of a solution containing one given
chemical to the concentration of this chemical.
The conductivity of solutions at other temperatures can be calculated by multiplying
conductivities at 77F (25C) with the correction factors in the following table. These factors
are only valid for diluted solutions as they presuppose total ionic dissociation of the
chemical.
Table 9.4 Conductivity correction factors
HCl
H2SO4
NaCl
NaOH
KOH

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32F (0C)
0.66
0.66
0.53
0.54
0.55

64F (18C)
0.89
0.87
0.86
0.89
0.89

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77F (25C)
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00

122F (50C)
1.37
1.38
1.57
1.51
1.50

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Conductivity of
Solutions (cont.)

Figure 9.1 Conductivity of ionic solutions at 77F (25C)

22

HCl

20

H2SO4
NaOH

18

KOH

Conductivity, S/cm

16

NH3

14

NaCl

12
10
8
6

CO2

4
2
0

10

Concentration, g/m (mg/l)

3

Figure 9.2 Conductivity of ionic solutions at 77F (25C)

FILMTECTM Membranes
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membranes, call the Dow Liquid
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Notice: The use of this product in and of itself does not necessarily guarantee the removal of cysts and pathogens from water.
Effective cyst and pathogen reduction is dependent on the complete system design and on the operation and maintenance of
the system.
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