Electrodes and Electrode Potentials
Electrodes and Electrode Potentials: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Electrodes, Cathode, Anode, Electrode Potential, Standard Hydrogen Electrode, Reference Electrodes, Standard Reduction Electrode Potential and, Standard Oxidation Electrode Potential
Important Questions on Electrodes and Electrode Potentials
The standard potential of the following cell is 0.23 V at and 0.21 V at .
(ii) Calculate for the cell reaction by assuming that these quantities remain unchanged in the range .
(iii) Calculate the solubility of AgCl in water at .
Given: The standard reduction potential of the couple is 0.80 V at .

A standard hydrogen electrode has zero electrode potential because

Which of the following is oxidised by oxygen in acidic medium?

Which of the following facts is not true?

Consider the following four electrodes:
, , and
If the standard electrode potential of is , the reduction potentials in volts of the above electrodes follow the order:

Define standard oxidation electrode potential.


In a voltaic cell, reduction occurs at cathode

In an electrochemical cell, reduction occurs at anode.

The negative terminal of electrochemical cell is

The value of potential of the cell in which the following reaction takes place at is
[At ]

Standard hydrogen electrode is the reference electrode.

Explain standard hydrogen electrode.

Electrode potential for given reaction

Standard reduction potential is calculated at

The standard reduction potentials at of ,, and are , and volt respectively. The strongest oxidising agent among the following is

Metal which will easily release electron (s) in aqueous solution, is

The gas liberated at the cathode is

For a galvanic cell calculated for its all reaction will be

Given half-cell potentials and , find the standard reduction potential of
