The resistance of a conductivity cell of 0.1 M KCl solution is 120 ohm and conductivity is $1.64 imes 10^{-4} \mathrm{~S} \mathrm{~cm}^{-1}$. What is the value of cell constant?

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The resistance of a conductivity cell of 0.1 M KCl solution is 120 ohm and conductivity is $1.64 	imes 10^{-4} \mathrm{~S} \mathrm{~cm}^{-1}$. What is the value of cell constant?

Aicharya · Accepted Answer

$\begin{aligned} & 	ext { Conductivity }(\mathrm{k})=\frac{	ext { Cell constant }}{\mathrm{R}} \ & 	herefore \quad 	ext { Cell constant }=\mathrm{k} 	imes \mathrm{R} \ & =1.64 	imes 10^{-4} \mathrm{~S} \mathrm{~cm}^{-1} 	imes 120 \Omega \ & =0.0196 \mathrm{~cm}^{-1} \end{aligned}$

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