Reference Electrodes

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Reference Electrodes: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Reference Electrodes, Standard Hydrogen Electrode & Calomel Electrode etc.

Important Questions on Reference Electrodes

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A standard hydrogen electrode has zero electrode potential because

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Standard hydrogen electrode (SHE) is a

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The electrode potential of S.H.E is fixed as 

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The standard hydrogen electrode has zero electrode potential because

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During the course of reaction, a half cell is connected with SHE, pH of SHE is increased. The connected half cell behaves as:

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What would be Eredo of hydrogen electrode having pH=3

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What could be the best material for electrode M, if a student set up the following apparatus to determine the hydrogen ion concentration of solution X.
                                 The cell is  M H 2 g | 2 H aq + Cu aq 2 + Cu s
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Consider the cell

PtH21 atm HCl 10-6M|AgCl|AgPt

Given: Ecell=0.92Volt

Calculate the Eo for Cl-/AgCl/Ag

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Pt, H2, H+(pH=3)H+(pH=5) H2, Pt,  E.M.F. of cell will be

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In which of the following electrochemical cell overall cell reaction is :

HgOs+H2gHgl+H2Ol

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Consider the cell: AgAgClsKCl 1MHg2Cl2sHg lPt. The cell potential:

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A standard hydrogen electrode has zero electrode potential because:

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Which one of the following does not hold good for S.H.E (Standard Hydrogen Electrode) ?

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 The reduction potential of hydrogen half-cell will be negative if