BRAINCAKEStandard Electrode Potential Eθ and the Electrochemical Series
A copper rod dipped in a solution of copper ions generates a potential relative to the solution. This potential cannot be measured but can only be compared to the potential of another half cell. The potential difference between the half cell and a standard hydrogen half-cell can be measured.
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Key terms in this lesson
- half cell
- A system consisting of an element in two different oxidation states, in which an equilibrium is set up between the two forms.
More in Electrochemistry
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- Electrochemical Cells
- The Standard Hydrogen Half Cell
- Calomel Electrode
- Standard Cell Potentials Eθcell Values and Electrochemical Cells
- Non-Standard Conditions
- Cell Diagrams
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