reference electrode

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noun

Physical Chemistry.

1. an electrode of known oxidation potential used in determining the electromotive force of a galvanic cell.

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Etymology

Origin of reference electrode

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Figure 12.22 Measuring Charge across a Membrane with a Voltmeter A recording electrode is inserted into the cell and a reference electrode is outside the cell.

From Textbooks

The quartz cell with 1 mm optical path length was equipped with a platinum mesh working electrode and with the same reference electrode used for voltammetry.

From Nature