Answer to Question #213726 in Physical Chemistry for Tiffany

Question

A common reference electrode consists of a silver wire coated with AgCl(s) and immersed in 1 M KCl (pictured in Question 7).

AgCl (s) + e^- → Ag(s) + Cl^- (1 M)      E° = 0.2223 V

Why would this electrode be easier to use than a standard hydrogen electrode?

Answer 1

$E_{cell} =0.9823V$