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What is the chief advantage of a paramagnetic oxygen analyser?

  • A.It is essentially specific to oxygen and does not consume it
  • B.It is cheaper than any other oxygen measurement
  • C.It works at the temperature of a furnace flue directly
  • D.It requires no calibration once installed at the factory

Answer: A

Because no other common gas is appreciably paramagnetic, the measurement is close to specific, and being physical rather than chemical it neither consumes the sample nor wears out. Electrochemical cells are far cheaper but have a limited life, a zirconia probe is the one that works hot and in situ, and every analyser needs periodic zero and span checks. Longevity and freedom from interference are what justify the higher price in laboratory and medical service.

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