What is Cell Constant Importent Definitions Chapter 3 Chemistry Class 12 Notes Chapter 3 Electrochemistry Chemistry

Q-16 What is cell constant ?
The quantity l/A is called cell constant denoted by the symbol, G*.It depends on the distance between the electrodes and their area of cross-section and has the dimension of length–1 and can be calculated if we know l and A. Measurement of l and A is not only inconvenient but also unreliable. The cell constant is usually determined by measuring the resistance of the cell containing a solution whose conductivity is already known. For this purpose, we generally use KCl solutions whose conductivity is known accurately at various concentrations and at different temperatures. The cell constant, G*, is then given by the equation:
G* =l/A= Rκ