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hydrogen electrode [1 record]

Record 1 2012-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrolysis (Electrokinetics)
  • Electrochemistry
  • Analytical Chemistry
DEF

A noble metal (such as platinum) of large surface area covered with hydrogen gas in a solution of hydrogen ion saturated with hydrogen gas; metal is used in a foil form and is welded to a wire sealed in the bottom of a hollow glass tube, which is partially filled with mercury; used as a standard electrode with a potential of zero to measure hydrogen ion activity.

Key term(s)
  • hydrogen gas electrode

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrolyse (Électrocinétique)
  • Électrochimie
  • Chimie analytique
CONT

[...] une pile redox [est] formée de deux électrodes à hydrogène réunies par une jonction liquide (solution KC1). L'une est une électrode normale à hydrogène, électrode de référence [...]. L'autre, électrode indicatrice, est aussi une électrode à hydrogène, mais dont la solution est de pH inconnu, à mesurer. [...] on a convenu que l'électrode normale à hydrogène est équipotentielle; d'où E0 = 0 [...].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Electrólisis (Electrocinética)
  • Electroquímica
  • Química analítica
DEF

Electrodo constituido por una lámina de platino en una atmósfera de hidrógeno, sumergida parcialmente en una disolución de iones H+ saturada de hidrógeno gaseoso.

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