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ABSOLUTE ELECTRODE POTENTIAL [1 record]

Record 1 2011-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrochemistry
  • Electrometallurgy
DEF

The difference in electronic energy between a point inside the metal (Fermi level) of an electrode and a point outside the electrolyte in which the electrode is submerged.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrochimie
  • Électrométallurgie
CONT

Un métal [...] plongé dans un solvant ionisant tend à passer en solution en donnant des ions en équilibre avec le métal, sous forme d'une couche mince ionisante [...] Si ce métal est électriquement isolé, il va prendre une tension séparative [...] par rapport au solvant, dite tension absolue d'électrode.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electroquímica
  • Electrometalurgia
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