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What is understood by a normal hydrogen electrode?
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Solution
- A reference electrode is an electrode with a known, constant potential used to measure the electrode potential of other half-cells.
- It helps establish a standard point of comparison in electrochemical measurements.
- The Normal Hydrogen Electrode (NHE) is the primary reference electrode, consisting of hydrogen gas at 1 atm bubbled over a platinum electrode dipped in 1 M H+ solution at 25°C.
- Its standard electrode potential is defined as 0.00 V, and it serves as a universal reference for determining the electrode potentials of other cells.
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