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I remember reading about the standard electrode potential (thats what I think it is called) and I recall the standard hydrogen cell where there is an acid as an electrolyte and a platinum .Do they use platinum as the electrode to compare with the other half cell as they dont react with an acid thus the el;ectrons must be coming from the other half cell.
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Re:galvanic cells
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2004, 08:53:21 AM »
of course an inert electrode such as Pt will be used. The electron exchange occurs between hydrogen gas and the hydrogen ions, not from Pt metal.
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Re:galvanic cells
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2004, 04:47:49 AM »
thanks thats what I thought.

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