Abstract.A potentiometric sensor for the perchlorate anion was developed by mixing chemically modified silicagel with pyridinium perchlorate, with an epoxy polymer and graphite. The electrode showed Nernstian response between 1.0 x 10 .2 and 1.0 x 10 3 M perchlorate concentrations. The electrode showed high selectivity to this ion at solutions pH between 5.5 and 8.0. The presence of IO2,NO3,Br-,IO2,C1-and SO 2-ions in the solutions, had only small interference in the electrode response in the range mentioned.Key words: modified silica gel, pyridinium ion, perchlorate analysis, perchlorate selective electrode.Silica gels chemically modified with organofunctional groups have been used to adsorb metal ions from solutions [1][2][3][4], in preconcentration and further analysis of metal ions present at trace levels [5] and for the separation and determination of metal ions using high pressure liquid chromatography [6].In a previous study it was shown that pyridinium ions, covalently attached to a silica gel surface, have a high selectivity for the C10 4 ion [7]. As is known, few selective methods for determining this anion are found in the literature [8][9][10][11][12][13]. Among these, the majority are potentiometric methods which employ a membrane [8-10] solid contact electrode [11,12] and HPLC methods [13]. Thus, the possibility of using this material to prepare a :membrane specific for this anion appears to be very attractive in as much as the altached pyridinium ion is chemically very stable [4,14]. The ion selective electrode fi)r the perchlorate ion can be very importani to determine perchlorate present in complexes, explosives and solid propellants.In this work the use of an electrode membrane made with this material is described. Results of a study of the chemical selectivity, stability and the effect of the solution pH on the electrode response are reported.