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chlorine current, nA

English translation: current caused by chlorine,

14:46 Jan 10, 2006
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Science - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / pH measurement
English term or phrase: chlorine current, nA
Table 7 Chlorine Sensor Modbus Registers 

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Group Name: Diagnostics
Tag Name: Chlorine Current
Register #: 40058
Data Type: Float
Length: 2
R/W: R
Description: Chlorine current, nA

...could this be an actual electrical current? and what's nA? I think it is a unit of measure, but what's this abbreviation? (nanoampere???)
Elena Ghetti
Italy
Local time: 01:29
Selected answer:current caused by chlorine,
Explanation:
nA: n = nano, A = Ampere. There's a constant voltage across the elctrodes and chlorine causes a current flow (in the nanoampere range).
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Klaus Herrmann
Germany
Local time: 01:29
Grading comment
many thanks, thanks also to XiaoRan
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +9current caused by chlorine,
Klaus Herrmann
4 +2FYI
XiaoRan


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
chlorine current, na
current caused by chlorine,


Explanation:
nA: n = nano, A = Ampere. There's a constant voltage across the elctrodes and chlorine causes a current flow (in the nanoampere range).

Klaus Herrmann
Germany
Local time: 01:29
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
many thanks, thanks also to XiaoRan

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  XiaoRan
5 mins
agree  Tony M: Yes, 'nano' is a very small current indeed: 10 ^-9 amp !
16 mins
agree  sarahl (X)
19 mins
agree  Alfredo Tutino: in fact the current is caused by movement of chloride ions (or possibly other Cl-containig ions, in some contexts) - to be somewhat pedant
1 hr
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
2 hrs
agree  Robert Tucker (X): With Alfredo - the current of chloride ions
2 hrs
agree  Maurizio Valente: with Alfredo and Robert
8 hrs
agree  Veronica Prpic Uhing
1 day 8 hrs
agree  Jörgen Slet
89 days
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
chlorine current, na
FYI


Explanation:
chlorine current: current generated by chloride moving
nA: nanoampere

XiaoRan
Local time: 07:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Veronica Prpic Uhing
1 day 8 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Jörgen Slet
89 days
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