electrode potential

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noun

chem the potential difference developed when an electrode of an element is placed in a solution containing ions of that element

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electrode potential

The electrode potential of a half-cell, EX, is the cell potential of said half-cell acting as a cathode when connected to a SHE acting as an anode.

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